Knee pain from arthritis may be relieved by strengthening the muscles around the joint to better protect it.
Physical therapists are increasingly taking a biopsychosocial approach.
Some physical therapists specialize in treating chronic pain.
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Considerations
You may be worried that physical therapy will hurt.
People who have chronic pain are often afraid to move.
They have anxiety that any exercise will cause them pain or make things worse, says Louw.
A first step is to establish a sense of trust with the patient, she says.
That can mean increasing exercises in a gradual step-by-step way so the patient can feel safe moving again.
