Whether walking the dog, shopping, climbing stairs, or getting comfortable at night has become difficult, Progressive Physical Therapy can help identify what is driving your pain and build a plan around your goals.
Localized joint damage and everyday wear and tear can take a toll over time. The hip and knee endure tremendous repetitive, multidirectional stresses from walking, bending, rotating, and even sitting. At Progressive Physical Therapy, our integrated care team works to pinpoint the factors contributing to your symptoms so customized, progressive treatment can begin before pain further limits your life.
Our approach considers the way your hips, knees, pelvis, and surrounding muscles work together—not simply where you feel pain.
A thorough evaluation helps isolate the factors that may be perpetuating discomfort and limiting smooth movement.
A short or tight hip flexor, weak gluteals, or small leg-length differences can alter weight distribution across the pelvis and knees. Over time, these changes may stress stabilizing structures and contribute to bursitis or tendonitis.
Running and jumping transmit multiples of body weight through cartilage and supportive ligaments with every stride. Tissues can become irritated when strength, flexibility, and impact-moderation techniques do not progress appropriately.
Years of athletic training, heavy lifting, or other repetitive demands can lead to thinning protective cartilage, bony spur formation, and ligament thickening that affect smooth, comfortable mobility.
We match treatment to your injury profile, movement findings, and goals. Your plan may combine hands-on care, progressive exercise, and practical education to reduce painful strain and support long-term joint health.
Manual techniques can gently improve sliding mobility between the hip, pelvis, and lumbar spine while addressing restricted soft tissue and myofascial trigger points that may refer discomfort down the thigh.
Flexibility, strength, neuromuscular retraining, and gait-focused exercise can progressively restore movement control and coordination for smoother, more balanced limb loading.
We provide guidance on warm-ups and cool-downs, activity pacing, footwear selection, and progressively building impact tolerance to help reduce future pain cycles.
The hip and knee share muscular connections and neural links. Chronic hip stiffness or surgical changes can lead to compensation and asymmetric movement that increases load through the knee.
The sciatic nerve travels from the lower spine and pelvis down the back of the leg. Muscle spasm or spinal joint dysfunction may contribute to electric pain patterns along this route.
Falls with swelling, bruising, or notable movement limitations should be evaluated to help rule out fracture or instability. Lingering pain that continues despite rest also deserves assessment before it creates greater limitations.
Our team performs a comprehensive assessment to identify possible alignment or inflammatory contributors. Treatment may include gentle mobility work, strengthening to reinforce stability, and guidance for activity preparation, pacing, and recovery.
Explore other conditions and rehabilitation services that may support your recovery.
Support for joint pain, stiffness, and maintaining active movement.
Guided rehabilitation to restore strength, mobility, balance, and confidence after surgery.
Personalized therapy to regain range of motion, strength, stability, and daily function.
If hip or knee pain is affecting your quality of life or training performance, Progressive Physical Therapy offers restorative and preventative care designed around you. Let us help identify the structures and movement patterns that need attention.
Progressive Physical Therapy
321 W Bruce Street, Suite B, Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-7887