HIP AND KNEE PAIN
Physiotherapy for Hip and Knee Pain in Shirley
Hip or knee pain may affect walking, stairs, sleep, exercise and confidence in everyday movement. Physiotherapy can assess relevant movement, strength and activity demands before building a personalised plan. Appointments are available at the Shirley clinic for people across Solihull and Birmingham.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR SYMPTOMS
Understanding hip and knee pain
Hip and knee pain can develop gradually, follow an injury or appear during recovery from surgery. The experience and impact vary between people.
Joints, tendons, muscles, activity load, strength, surgery recovery and referred symptoms from another area may be relevant. Age-related changes on imaging are common and do not always explain pain severity or the activities a person can manage.
Assessment avoids describing every change as damage or simple wear and tear. Physiotherapy cannot promise cartilage regeneration or structural correction, but it can help explore modifiable factors and build a plan around strength, mobility and valued activity.
COMMON PRESENTATIONS
Symptoms and situations we commonly assess
These examples may be suitable for physiotherapy assessment depending on your history, current recovery stage and individual needs.
ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION
How physiotherapy may help
Assessment begins with symptom history, health information, previous injury or surgery and the daily or sporting activities affected. Relevant movement, walking, strength, mobility and balance may then be explored.
Findings are explained in relation to function rather than used to claim one definite structural cause. Surgical precautions or medical guidance are followed when rehabilitation takes place before or after an operation.
Hip, knee and functional movement assessment
Walking, stairs, strength and selected movements are considered alongside symptoms and activity demands.
Strength and mobility rehabilitation
Exercise is progressed from an achievable level to build capacity around the hip, knee and lower limb.
Walking, stairs and activity practice
Rehabilitation can include practical tasks that are important for independence, work or daily routines.
Gradual return to work, exercise or sport
Later progressions reflect the load, confidence and movement demands of your chosen activities.
Advice, exercise and hands-on treatment may be combined where appropriate, with progress reviewed through strength, movement and the activities you want to regain.
YOUR APPOINTMENTS
What to expect
01
Discuss your symptoms and goals
Review how pain began, what affects it and which walking, work, sleep or activity goals matter most.
02
Assess strength and movement
Complete relevant walking, mobility, strength and functional tests selected for your presentation.
03
Agree a rehabilitation plan
Choose manageable exercises, activity guidance and priorities that reflect findings and current capacity.
04
Review progress and activity
Reassess function and confidence, then adapt exercise and activity progressions according to response.
LEAD PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Meet Mesut Acar
Mesut Acar, MSc, is Lead Physiotherapist at ACR Physiotherapy. His musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and sports physiotherapy experience supports assessment and rehabilitation for hip and knee symptoms. He considers walking, strength, mobility, activity demands and relevant medical or surgical guidance rather than treating age-related imaging findings as a complete explanation. Mesut explains the findings clearly and develops gradual exercise and functional progressions around daily, work or sporting goals. Recovery is reviewed without promises about cartilage, structural correction or a fixed timeframe. He is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
HCPC registeredLead Physiotherapist
CSP memberMesut Acar, MSc
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Hip and knee pain questions
Practical information before arranging an assessment.
What can cause hip or knee pain?
Symptoms may involve joints, tendons, muscles, previous injury, activity load, referred pain or surgery recovery. Several factors can contribute, and assessment helps relate them to your function and goals.
Can physiotherapy help knee arthritis?
Physiotherapy may support strength, mobility, walking and confidence for people with knee arthritis. Imaging changes do not determine function on their own, and the plan is adapted to symptoms, health and activity goals.
Is physiotherapy suitable before or after joint surgery?
It may support preparation before surgery and rehabilitation afterwards. Treatment must follow the restrictions and milestones provided by the surgeon or hospital team, with progress adapted to the procedure and recovery stage.
Should I stop walking or exercising when my hip or knee hurts?
Complete rest is not always necessary, but activity may need temporary adjustment. A physiotherapist can help identify a manageable level and gradually rebuild walking or exercise according to your response.
Can physiotherapy help me return to running or sport?
It may help rebuild strength, movement tolerance and confidence for running or sport. Return plans depend on symptoms, previous injury, current capacity and the demands of the activity.
When should hip or knee pain be medically assessed urgently?
Seek prompt assessment after serious trauma, inability to bear weight, a very hot or rapidly swollen joint, unexplained systemic illness, sudden calf swelling, chest pain or breathlessness. NHS 111 or emergency services can advise according to urgency.
START YOUR RECOVERY
Ready to discuss your hip or knee pain?
Shirley clinic: 12th Health Therapy Rooms, 190 Robin Hood Lane, Birmingham B28 0LG.
Tell us which movements and activities are affected so we can discuss an appropriate assessment option.
