Why your knee pain might actually be a hip problem

Today I saw a patient struggling with persistent left knee pain. But as we often find in the clinic, the site of the pain isn’t always the source of the problem.

By playing “body detective,” we found:

• Thomas Test: Revealed high tension in the left quadricep.

• The Sartorius: Tight and overworked.

• Glute Check: A positive hip extension firing pattern test showed her glutes weren’t “firing” correctly.

• The Culprit: Her hip joints were completely locked during the FABER test (zero rotation!).

The Solution: We combined targeted Acupuncture with Bone Setting (Structural Alignment).

The Result: Immediate relief. Her hip joint regained its rotation, and that heavy tension vanished.

Don’t just treat the symptom—fix the pattern.

為什麼你的膝蓋痛，問題可能在髖關節？

今天診治了一位長期受左膝疼痛困擾的患者。正如我們在臨床中常見的：痛點往往不一定是問題的源頭。

我們發現了以下關鍵：

• 托馬斯測試 (Thomas Test)： 顯示左側髖關節張力極高。

• 縫匠肌 (Sartorius)： 肌肉緊繃且過度代償。

• 臀肌檢查： 髖伸展啟動模式測試結果呈陽性，顯示她的臀大肌並未正常「發力」。

• 罪魁禍首： 在 FABER 測試中，她的髖關節完全鎖死（旋轉角度為零！）。

解決方案： 我們結合了針對性針灸與正骨復位。 治療結果： 疼痛立即緩解！她的髖關節恢復了旋轉功能，原本沉重的張力也隨之消失。

不要只治療症狀——要修正整體的動作模式。

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