Knee Pain · Osteopathy in Romsey & the Macedon Ranges
Whether your knee aches on the stairs, flares up when you run, or hasn’t felt right since a twist on the field, we assess and treat knee pain for people across the Macedon Ranges.
Knee pain can come from the joint itself, the kneecap, the ligaments and cartilage, or the muscles and tendons around it. Common presentations include pain at the front of the knee and around the kneecap, pain on the outside of the knee in runners and cyclists, ligament and meniscus injuries from sport, tendon pain, and knee osteoarthritis.
The knee sits between the hip and the foot, so how those areas move and take load often matters too. We assess the whole leg, along with how you walk, squat and move.
Treatment typically combines hands-on techniques where appropriate, taping, and a progressive strengthening program matched to what your knee can currently handle. Rather than stopping everything, we’ll help you adjust training, work and daily activity so you can keep moving while the knee settles. For knee osteoarthritis, exercise and education are recommended in clinical guidelines as a core part of care. If you need imaging or a sports physician or orthopaedic opinion, we’ll tell you and help arrange it.
See a doctor promptly if your knee locks and won’t straighten, keeps giving way, swells quickly after an injury, can’t take your weight, or is hot, red and swollen with fever. Calf pain and swelling — particularly after surgery, a long trip or time off your feet — needs same-day medical review. If we identify anything at your appointment that needs medical attention, we’ll tell you directly and help arrange it.
Your initial consultation runs 45 minutes: a full history, physical assessment, hands-on treatment where appropriate, and a plain-language explanation of what we found and what we recommend. No referral needed, and health fund rebates are claimable on the spot through HICAPS.
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We see knee pain in runners, footy and netball players, cyclists, tradies who spend their day kneeling, and people with arthritic knees who want to keep walking, gardening and getting around. For sport-related knee injuries, see also sports injuries. We see patients across Romsey, Lancefield, Woodend, Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Kilmore, Sunbury, Clarkefield and the wider Macedon Ranges.
Usually not. Most knee pain does better when activity is adjusted to a level the knee tolerates than with complete rest. We’ll help you work out what that looks like for you.
No. Most knee problems can be assessed clinically. If we think imaging would change how your knee is managed, we’ll explain why and help arrange it through your GP.
Knee osteoarthritis is common, and exercise and education are recommended as a core part of care. We can assess your knee, build a strengthening program you can keep up, and help you stay active. If we think your knee needs a surgical opinion, we’ll tell you.
Yes. We can support your rehabilitation after knee surgery, working within your surgeon’s guidelines and timeframes.
Book online or give us a call — we’ll assess it properly and tell you honestly what’s going on.
