Specialist Knee Physiotherapy

Let our expertise give you piece of mind

Knee pain can be frustrating, limiting and often confusing — especially when it doesn’t settle with rest or standard exercises. For some people it follows a sudden injury. For others it builds slowly over time until everyday activities like walking, running or going up and down stairs become difficult.

At Solent Specialist Physiotherapy, knee problems are one of our core areas of expertise. We work with people from across Hampshire and the South Coast who need more than generic physiotherapy — whether that’s returning to sport, managing arthritis, or rebuilding strength after surgery

Why knee problems need specialist care

The knee is a complex joint. Pain and dysfunction can come from:

• Tendons

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

• Bone

• Or the way the hip and foot influence knee loading

• Or can be referred from the hip or spine

That’s why knee pain often doesn’t improve with simple rest or one-size-fits-all exercises. It needs accurate assessment from a specialist physiotherapist and a plan that reflects you and how your knee actually behaves.

Conditions we commonly treat

• Knee osteoarthritis

• ACL and ligament injuries

• Patellar and quadriceps tendinopathy (jumper’s knee)

• Hamstring tendinopathy

• Meniscal injuries

• Patellofemoral (kneecap) pain 

• Post-surgical knee rehabilitation

• Overuse Injuries
• Sports Injuries

If you’d like to understand your knee problem in more depth, you’ll find detailed patient guides on osteoarthritis, tendinopathy and ACL within our resources-just click on each condition above. These explain what’s happening inside your knee and how recovery is supported.

What makes our knee service different

At Solent Specialist Physiotherapy, knee problems are one of our core areas of clinical focus. Our team works with knee pain, injury and post-surgical recovery every day, which means we are able to make an accurate diagnosis from the very start — not months into trial-and-error treatment.

We don’t run generic knee programmes. Your care is built around:

• How your knee loads when you walk, run and change direction

• How your hip and foot mechanics influence knee stress

• Your sport, work and everyday demands

• Long-term tendon, cartilage and joint health

When needed, we can arrange and interpret imaging such as X-ray, ultrasound or MRI to better understand what is happening inside your knee. We don’t just read reports — we are experts at correlating the images with how your knee moves, loads and feels, so decisions are based on the whole picture, not just a scan.

For some people, injection therapy may also be appropriate alongside rehabilitation. This is always used to support recovery, not replace it — helping calm pain and inflammation so you can rebuild strength and confidence in your knee.