Joint Pain & Injuries
Orthopedic injuries and pain include any injury, pain, or dysfunction in any of the many joints of the body.
Joint pain can come from many sources and develop for a variety of reasons, and we can help determine if your symptoms are appropriate for treatment by a physical therapist, or whether you need other medical care.
Some of the conditions we treat are included in the following (call and ask if you want to know if you might benefit from physical therapy at Langford, even if your condition isn't listed below)...
Neck & Back
Neck and back problems may include any of the following signs and symptoms:
Stiffness or difficulty changing positions
Painful movements of the neck, upper back or low back
Numbness or tingling in the arms or legs
Arm or leg weakness
Headaches
Tight muscles in the neck or back
Pain when coughing, sneezing or reaching
Common neck and back problems we treat include...
Stenosis
Nerve impingement/entrapment
Osteoarthritis of the neck/back
Degenerative disk disease or bulging disks
Sciatica
Shoulder
Shoulder problems can include the following signs and symptoms...
Stiffness of the shoulder or difficulty moving the shoulder
Painful movements of the shoulder or upper back
Numbness or tingling in the arm or shoulder or hand
A feeling of instability or "loose" joint
Weakness or inability to move your arm a certain way
Shoulder problems we commonly see include the following...
Impingement
Dislocation
AC joint separation
Bursitis
Rotator cuff tendonopathy or tear
Elbow, Wrist & Hand
Some common signs and symptoms of elbow, wrist or hand problems include...
Tingling or numbness in the wrist or hand
Hand weakness or lack of control for fine motor tasks
Pain in the elbow, wrist or hand
Stiffness in the elbow, wrist or hand
Tight or painful muscles in the forearm or hand
Some common elbow, wrist and hand problems we see include...
Dislocations of the elbow
Wrist fractures
Wrist instability
Finger, wrist and thumb arthritis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Rock climbing injuries of the fingers (pulleys, tendonitis)
Elbow tendonitis (golfer's or tennis elbow, climbing overuse injuries)
Hip
Problems in the hip often include any of the following signs and symptoms...
Stiffness in the hip or inability to sit in certain positions
Pain in the buttock, groin or leg
Painful or tight muscles in the buttock, groin, or leg
Difficulty walking or going up or down stairs
Some common conditions of the hip that we see here at Langford include...
Hip osteoarthritis
Labral tears
Hip impingement
Snapping hip
Strained/pulled muscles of the thigh and hip
Knee
Knee problems can include the following signs and symptoms...
Stiffness in the knee or inability to sit in certain positions
Pain in the knee or lower leg
A feeling of instability or collapsing
Difficulty walking or going up or down stairs
Some common conditions of the knee that we treat include...
Knee osteoarthritis
Meniscus tears
Cartilage tears
Fractures of the bones around the knee joint
Knee replacement
Ankle & Foot
Problems in the ankle and foot can include any of the following signs and symptoms...
Stiffness in the ankle, foot or toes
Difficulty walking
Pain in the ankle, foot or toes
Frequent collapses or ankle sprains
Differences in the way the foot moves (flat or high arches)
Differences in the way the toes look
Some common conditions of the ankle and foot that we treat include...
Ankle sprains and fractures
Plantar fasciitis
Foot fractures and stress fractures
Bunions (big toe deformities)
Heel spurs
All of our physical therapists work with orthopedic injuries and joint pain, although some of us specialize in certain areas of the body. Read more about our therapists, or call our office to see if a specific therapist is better for your injury or symptoms.
