Knee pain can take the things you rely on and quietly remove them. Squatting, lunging, running, climbing stairs, kneeling to tie your shoes. If you have been cutting depth on your squat, skipping leg day, shortening your runs, or avoiding certain movements entirely, the knee is telling you something worth investigating.
How we approach knee pain
Chances are you have already tried rest, a knee brace, or avoiding the movements that aggravate it. That manages symptoms, but it does not address why the knee is overloaded in the first place. We assess how you move under load, looking at hip control, quadriceps capacity, foot mechanics, and the way your knee tracks through squats, lunges, and single-leg movements. The knee is usually responding to a demand it cannot handle. We find where the demand is coming from and address it at the source.
What treatment looks like
Treatment varies depending on what is driving the pain, but for most presentations it includes progressive hip and glute strengthening to reduce load on the knee, quadriceps capacity work through split squats and step-downs, and movement retraining under load. If the knee pain is tied to a specific activity (running, squatting, jumping), we build rehab around those demands so you return to them stronger, not just pain-free.
Who can help
Any of our physiotherapists can assess and treat knee pain. If your knee pain is persistent, post-surgical, or connected to an orthopaedic diagnosis, Helen Nguyen specialises in complex knee presentations and post-operative recovery. If you are a runner, Nicholas Ho and Isabelle Chow both work with runners and can assess how your running load is contributing. If it is showing up under the barbell, TJ Chen works with lifters and understands how squat mechanics interact with knee load.
Go deeper
We have written extensively about knee pain across different sports and activities. Our guide for runners covers runner’s knee, IT band syndrome, and hamstring contributions. Read the full guide for runners and endurance athletes →