Knee Pain
The knee is one of the body's most complex joints with many vital functions to enable us to stand, walk, and move around properly. It is comprised of several types of tissues that have to be in proper alignment and balance in order to stay healthy.
Knee pain and other knee disorders are some of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical care. An aching knee can take a severe toll on mobility and quality of life. There are various reasons for knee pain, including injury and hereditary problems, but in a large number of cases the real cause for knee pain is leg misalignment, which in turn comes as a direct result of a common rear foot condition called talotarsal dislocation.
Our body's entire balance and alignment rests in the rear of the foot, in the area between the ankle and hindfoot bones. Talatorsal dislocation occurs when the natural alignment and balance between the hindfoot bones is lost. As a result, the foot loses its optimal alignment, and so do the legs and the rest of the body.
The knees absorb a great deal of the imbalance coming from the feet in order to keep us moving and functioning. If the ankle bone is balanced on the hind-foot bones, then the knee is also balanced and aligned and functions as it is designed to. The ankle bone is strongly connected to the lower leg bones forming the ankle joint. If the ankle bone displaces inward on the hindfoot bones, then this will force the ankle and lower leg bones to rotate inward, as well. This excessive twisting on the knee eventually causes damage to the ligaments and tendons supporting the knee. In this process, the soft tissues will suffer from premature wear that can ultimately lead to chronic pain and disorders. In chronic conditions this may lead to degeneration of the knee cartilage causing increased pain and deformity.
Talotarsal dislocation affects the entire body’s balance, and knee problems are in most cases a direct consequence of this rear-foot condition. We invite you to learn more about understanding your knee pain, about talotarsal dislocation, and about HyProCure, a permanent, minimally invasive solution that corrects the problem at its root.
