“Knee pain”
It has become clear that my left patella has "relocated" slightly to the left, causing me knee pain and stiffness, but ultimately has led to - or contributed to - mostly non-stop numbness in my 3 middle toes for about 3 months now. This has at times included Sciatica and numbness.
It is obvious when standing bare-legged that my lower left leg sways outwards towards the left and that the left leg is crooked in comparison to my right lower leg and knee - which are both straight and aligned.
What is the best treatment to cure what has become chronic toe numbness and obviously has me walking in an unbalanced way - sometimes limping because of intermittent knee pain?
It is obvious when standing bare-legged that my lower left leg sways outwards towards the left and that the left leg is crooked in comparison to my right lower leg and knee - which are both straight and aligned.
What is the best treatment to cure what has become chronic toe numbness and obviously has me walking in an unbalanced way - sometimes limping because of intermittent knee pain?
Female | 62 years old
Complaint duration: 3 months
2 Answers
Yes, this seems to be an issue with your knee and low back region. These could be two separate issues. I would need to assess you for this.
hello,
These problems and symptoms often arise when there is weakness in the pelvic and/or hip girdle, especially with hip rotational stability. A physical therapist can evaluate this and help you to improve stabilization in the back, hip, and knee areas with a strengthening program specific to your needs and areas of weakness or imbalance. For the patella, kinesiotaping or sports taping can help to improve patellar placement and movement to reduce lateral tilt, and lateral excursion of the patella and reduce sub-patellar irritation, but again, this should be treated in conjunction with stabilization exercises to improve stability of the leg as a whole. Hope this is helpful, best of luck to you!
These problems and symptoms often arise when there is weakness in the pelvic and/or hip girdle, especially with hip rotational stability. A physical therapist can evaluate this and help you to improve stabilization in the back, hip, and knee areas with a strengthening program specific to your needs and areas of weakness or imbalance. For the patella, kinesiotaping or sports taping can help to improve patellar placement and movement to reduce lateral tilt, and lateral excursion of the patella and reduce sub-patellar irritation, but again, this should be treated in conjunction with stabilization exercises to improve stability of the leg as a whole. Hope this is helpful, best of luck to you!
