Knee pain can quietly take over your day, making walking, exercising, or even climbing a flight of stairs something you have to think about instead of just doing. It might come from an old injury that never fully healed, from overuse, or simply from years of wear and tear catching up with you. Rather than focusing narrowly on the knee itself, our Surfside Beach team looks at the whole kinetic chain, from your hips to your ankles, to find relief that actually lasts.
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Common Symptoms
How Align Evaluates Knee Pain
We assess your gait, lower body alignment, and joint mechanics, because knee pain is very often influenced by what’s happening at the hip or ankle rather than being an isolated problem. That means watching how you walk and move, checking range of motion at the knee itself, and looking for compensations elsewhere in the body that may be adding stress to the joint. This bigger-picture view helps us build a plan that addresses the actual mechanical cause, not just the painful joint.
Our Approach to Care
Care commonly combines Class IV laser therapy to help calm inflammation in and around the knee with corrective exercise designed to rebuild strength and improve movement mechanics. Chiropractic care is often included as well, addressing alignment issues in the hip or lower back that may be contributing extra load to the knee. The goal throughout is to reduce pain while also correcting the pattern that led to it in the first place.
Every Type of Care, Under One Roof
From chiropractic adjustments to laser therapy, massage, and corrective exercise, our team coordinates your entire care plan in one place instead of sending you elsewhere for each piece.
Relevant Services
Corrective Exercise & Motion Therapy
Chiropractic Adjustments
Living With Knee Pain
Low-impact activity, like swimming or cycling, can often be tolerated even when higher-impact movement like running is aggravating, and staying active within your limits generally supports recovery better than complete rest. Supportive footwear and being mindful of how you take stairs or squat can also reduce day-to-day strain on the joint. Knee pain with significant swelling, an inability to bear weight, or a visible deformity after an injury needs prompt medical attention rather than routine care. For gradually developing knee pain without a specific injury, an evaluation can help identify the mechanical cause before it limits more of your activity.
What Our Patients Are Saying
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to have a diagnosed knee condition to be treated?
No. We evaluate every patient individually, whether you’re coming in with a formal diagnosis or simply want to understand what’s causing your knee pain in the first place.
Can laser therapy help chronic knee pain?
Yes, Class IV laser therapy is commonly used to help reduce inflammation and support the body’s healing response in chronic knee conditions. Many patients use it alongside corrective exercise for a more complete approach.
Is it normal for knee pain to come from somewhere else in the body?
It’s actually quite common. Hip weakness, ankle stiffness, or a subtle gait pattern can all place extra stress on the knee, which is why we always look beyond the joint itself during your evaluation.
Ready to Get Started With Knee Pain Care?
Request your appointment today and let our team build a personalized care plan around your goals.
