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You can find out what is causing your knee pain by having a thorough evaluation. You may see an orthopedist or a sports medicine doctor. They treat bone, muscle, and joint problems. Your doctor will work with you to find the cause of your knee pain and design a treatment plan for you.

Whatever your goals, your healthcare provider may advise that you see a physical therapist. They can help you reach your goals with a 3-stage rehab program. Read on for details.

Many treatments can help reduce pain and swelling in your knee. Your healthcare provider or physical therapist may suggest one or more of the treatments suggested here.

Swelling, tight muscles, or scar tissue may make it hard to move your knee. Work with your physical therapist to increase your knee’s range of motion. Here are treatments that may be used.

The following flexibility exercise may be suggested by your therapist. Repeat as many times as instructed. Stop the exercise if it causes pain, and discuss it with your physical therapist or doctor.

This exercise helps build strong, balanced leg muscles. Make sure to adjust exercise bands machines as instructed by your physical therapist.

This exercise helps to increase your ease and quickness of movement. It copies complex everyday moves. This exercise was chosen for you based on the type of activities you’ll be doing.

Some procedures may be done using arthroscopy, a method that uses tiny incisions and special instruments to look and work inside the knee joint. Other procedures need open surgery. The kneecap can be realigned to improve its tracking. To do this, soft tissue may be cut, tightened, or moved.

Surgery may be used when pain severely limits your activities. Or it may be done when a rehab program or other nonsurgical treatments are not helping enough. Some procedures may be done using arthroscopy, which uses tiny incisions and special instruments to look and work inside the knee joint.