Physical Therapy for
KEE PAIN TREATMENT
Serving the greater Phoenix Valley Area including Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Maricopa County and beyond.
Dedicated to Medical Excellence for Over 15 Years.
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OVERVIEW
Knee pain almost never tells you what it is. That joint sits at the bottom of a long chain, it eats load from every single step you take, and a handful of completely different problems all show up as an ache in more or less the same spot.
A few clues do help. Pain along the inner or outer joint line, with swelling and catching, points toward the meniscus. A deep ache with morning stiffness that loosens up once you get going sounds more like arthritis. Pain around or under the kneecap, worse on stairs and after you've been sitting a while, is a different animal altogether. And pain that showed up with a specific twist or a pop usually means something structural let go.
Here's the part that catches most people off guard, though. A lot of knee pain traces back to weak hips or sloppy movement mechanics rather than anything wrong with the knee itself. The knee just ends up absorbing what should have been handled further up the chain.
This is a big reason most knee pain gets better without surgery. At Modern Medicine of Mesa, AZ, we figure out what's really generating it and go after that.
BOOKING APPOINTMENTS
Getting in is easy. Call our office to set up a visit, or fill out the online booking form whenever it works for you. We'll match you with the right provider and get your knee looked at soon.
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REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT
Pick a time by phone or online. We work around your week and get you in without a long wait.
DIAGNOSE
EXAM & IMAGING
We ask how it started and what aggravates it, test the knee's motion and stability, check specific spots for tenderness, and look at your hips and how you walk.
TREATMENTS
CUSTOM TREATMENT PROGRAM
We calm what's irritated, then build the strength and mechanics that keep load off the knee so the relief holds.
FOLLOW UP
WE CALL TO CHECK IN
We track how the knee responds, advance the plan as you get stronger, and guide you back to what you want to be doing.
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Customer Reviews
Testimonials for
The MODERN Approach
At MODERN, we take tremendous pride in making our customers happy above and beyond their expectations. We invite you to read what a few of our customers have to say about their MODERN experience.
450+
5 Star Reviews
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Surgeries Avoided
20+
Orthopedic Experts
I was in chronic pain for 6+ months. I saw three different sports medicine physicians with no answers or relief. I started going to Bloom with the expectation of just managing my pain with dry needling. Eric did a few treatments on my shoulder as I requested but I kept coming back. He took a time out and wanted to make sure that nothing was overlooked, so he did an ultrasound. He found a rotator cuff tear, it was overlooked by other providers. I’m finally getting the right treatments and healing. I’m so so grateful that he took the time. This office is wonderful and you feel like family as soon as you walk through the door.
Mesa, AZ Resident
I started seeing Eric in the middle of last year because of a sudden back spasm injury. As an avid runner I wanted to be treated and be able to get back out there on the road again. Eric and his team gave me the confidence and the tools to have me running in 6 weeks. His knowledge and attention to his patients went far beyond what I have received in a long time at other PT facilities. I am now a healthy runner, I know what it takes to keep my body strong, and I can always visit the team when I need to keep a little tweak or get dialed in before the races.
Phoenix, AZ Resident
I had never tried, or even heard of, dry needling before, but after Eric treated my elbow, it magically came around in a matter of weeks, after being tight and sore and painful for months post-surgery. I couldn’t believe it! He then turned his attention to areas of my back, hips and legs, and the impact was similarly fantastic! I can’t say enough about the procedure, and Eric’s expertise in it!… In addition to the dry needling, Eric and Frank have put me through and given me a variety of core and functional exercises to help with my strength and stability…
Mesa High Football Coach
What Are You Experiencing?
You might not know what treatment you need, as most people don’t. What you do know is that something hurts. That’s enough for us to start. Fill out this quick form and just tell us how it feels. We’ll look it over and reach out to talk through what could be going on and what might help.
LOW HIGH
SEVERE PAIN
If your pain feels like too much to handle, please don’t wait around. Call 911 or get to the nearest hospital. Once the emergency part is taken care of, we’ll be here to help you with longer-term support.
MODERATE PAIN / DISCOMFORT
Maybe it’s not stopping you from getting through the day, but it’s always there feeling sharp, dull, or just plain annoying. Let us know what it feels like. We’ll work with you to figure out why it’s happening and how to make things easier.
MINOR PAINS & ACHES
A little soreness or stiffness might not sound like much, but it can still mess with your day. Those small aches are often your body’s way of saying something needs attention. Tell us what you’ve been noticing, and we’ll help keep it from turning into something worse.
Quick Diagnosis Form
Answering Your Questions
Why does my knee hurt going down stairs more than up?
Going down loads it harder, because your quad has to control your body weight against gravity the whole way. Weak quads and that's exactly where you'll feel it first. It's one of the clearest signs that strengthening is going to help you.
My knee swells the day after activity, is that normal?
It's a common pattern, and it's worth getting looked at. That delayed puffiness usually means something inside the joint got stirred up, often the meniscus or arthritic surfaces. Settling that swelling is one of the first things we tackle.
What do my hips have to do with my knee?
More than you'd think. Weak hips let the knee drift inward when you walk, squat, or climb stairs, and that inward drift piles stress right onto the joint. Strengthening up top often clears up pain down below.
Should I stop exercising until it settles?
Usually not completely. Shutting down entirely lets the muscles your knee depends on go soft, and that tends to make everything worse. We'll tell you what to back off and what's fine, so you keep moving without stirring it up.
Do I need an MRI to sort this out?
Often not. A good hands-on exam tells us a lot about what's going on in there. Imaging comes in when the picture isn't clear, or when it would genuinely change the plan, rather than just by default.
"Our goal is to help you solve some of your most painful life experiences."
Josh Adams
MODERN MEDICINE
CEO
Without Advanced Imaging
Your PT
WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT
CHOOSING THE MODERN WAY
What separates MODERN SPORTS MEDICINE from just about every other company is our physical therapists and orthopedists utlize advanced imaging technology to enable them to SEE what they are doing. Everyone else is operating blindly.
ADVANCED IMAGING + TREATMENT = MODERN
we TREAT you
like a 200
Million-Dollar
Athlete
so you can get back to
work or play
FASTER.