Physical Therapy for Knee Pain

Knee pain can make walking, climbing stairs, exercising, working, and even everyday movement uncomfortable. At Impact Physical Therapy, we identify what is contributing to your pain and create a personalized treatment plan to help you move better, feel stronger, and get back to the activities you enjoy.

Therapy for Knee Pain Relief

Knee pain is one of the most common conditions we treat at Impact Physical Therapy and can result from injury, overuse, weakness, limited mobility, arthritis, or poor movement mechanics.

Because the knee is part of a larger movement system, the source of your pain may not always be where you feel it. Your Doctor of Physical Therapy evaluates your movement, strength, mobility, and mechanics to identify what’s contributing to your symptoms.

Knee pain can affect walking, running, hiking, squatting, or even sitting at work. We provide easy-to-follow videos, downloadable guides, and infographics to help you better understand and manage your condition.

With more than 11 years of experience treating knee pain without injections, pain medication, or surgery, we’ve helped many patients see significant improvement, often starting with their first visit.

Benefits of Physical Therapy for Knee Pain

Physical therapy can help address the underlying causes of knee pain while improving strength, mobility, and confidence with movement.

Reduce pain and stiffness

Improve knee mobility and range of motion

Build strength and stability

Improve balance and movement mechanics

Increase confidence with walking, stairs, and exercise

Return safely to sports and recreational activities

Reduce the risk of recurring injury

Help avoid unnecessary injections or surgery when appropriate

Conditions We Commonly Treat

We treat a wide range of knee injuries and conditions, including:

Osteoarthritis

Meniscus tear & ligament tear (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL)

Chondromalacia patellae

Knee pain from trauma

Iliotibial band syndrome

Biceps Femoris Tendonitis

Work-related knee injury

Baker’s Cyst

Pes Anserine Bursitis

Jumper’s Knee

Medial Plica Irritation

Knee pain from lifting injury

Patellar tendonitis

How We Treat Knee Pain

At Impact Physical Therapy, we focus on your entire movement system to not only identify the source of your symptoms, but to also treat the causes of your knee pathology.

One-on-one treatment with a Doctor of Physical Therapy

An individualized plan of care

Innovative techniques such as cupping, dry needling, and kinesiotape

Easy lines of communication

Fast results, Clean, fun and memorable

Friendly environment where everyone knows your name

Our Treatment Process for Knee Pain

Consult / Evaluation

Your Doctor of Physical Therapy evaluates your knee as well as the surrounding joints, muscles, strength, mobility, balance, and movement patterns to determine what is contributing to your symptoms.

Reduce Pain & Restore Mobility

Treatment begins by addressing pain, stiffness, mobility restrictions, and irritated tissues so you can begin moving more comfortably.

Build Strength & Stability

Your treatment progresses into targeted exercises designed to strengthen the knee, hips, and supporting muscles while improving balance and control.

Return to Activity

As your symptoms improve, we gradually progress your program toward the activities that matter to you, whether that means walking, working, exercising, running, or returning to sport.

Real Stories. Real Results.

Trusted by Our Patients

See what patients have to say about their experience with Impact Physical Therapy and the difference personalized, one-on-one care has made in their recovery, movement, and quality of life.

Dr. Eric has totally changed my life and totally changed my perspective. When he says you’re going to be here for an hour, he really works with you for an hour.

Bill

They really work with you to get you better and that community feel is what I always look for in businesses.

Justin

I started coming in only when I was getting hurt. Then I noticed if I came in for prevention, that was the game changer.

Chris

I have been coming here for a month now and my life has changed. They have taught me so much about not being afraid to move and learning how to move.

Connie

It’s so nice that you are one-on-one with a physical therapist and are getting 100% attention from them.

Diane

I did my first ever marathon and my piriformis was killing me. It was hurting with every step. We did cupping, dry needling, and manual work. Standing here right now I feel like honestly, I could run again!

Dr. Elmquist

The reason I enjoy coming to Impact Physical Therapy is that the treatments that you receive here are going to be one-on-one whether or not you come for 30 or 60 minutes.

Nick

Dr. Sarah has excellent communication skills. She was able to listen to me well enough to know where exactly where my greatest pain was.

Marjorie

After one session at Impact, I already felt better than after the months of physical therapy I was doing in San Francisco.

Liz