Tempe Joint Care

Joint care can fit the way you move through Tempe

A stiff hip can make a morning drive feel much longer

The first steps from your car may hurt, then ease as you move. Your shoulder may ache at the belt, while your knee can stiffen in traffic, and these small limits can take the ease from an ordinary outing before you reach your destination. We understand why you’re here.

A level walk at Tempe Town Lake may feel unlike coming down Hayden Butte. Tell the examiner which movement hurt and how the joint felt later. That detail is more useful than simply saying you walked. You don’t need pages of notes.

The painful movement helps explain the ache

Notice whether soreness begins on level ground, stairs, a hill, or a court. Swelling later that day and stiffness the next morning also matter. You might pause before the ache grows and note how far you went. A short note will do.

The same care can help before a drive. A gentle start may loosen the joint before you sit. If getting in or out hurts, mention that exact movement at the exam, and you’ll give the examiner something clear to check.

The Chandler clinic is closer for much of Tempe

Many Tempe residents can reach Chandler by traveling south on McClintock Road toward Dobson Road. QC Kinetix offers regenerative treatments there, meaning clinic staff prepare blood or tissue taken from you and use it at the sore joint. Licensed medical providers are clinic staff who examine your joint and carry out care. They’ll discuss care that doesn’t involve surgery.

The full address and telephone number appear below. Bring any questions about what will happen and what it costs. You may also ask how much relief is reasonable. The visit should leave you better informed.

Urgent symptoms need same-day medical care

Please get prompt care when a joint quickly becomes red, hot, or swollen. Fever, a joint that looks out of place, sudden weakness, or numbness also needs fast help. Emergency or same-day medical services are right for those symptoms. They can’t safely wait.

An ordinary clinic visit suits soreness that has lasted and feels safe to watch. You’ll be able to choose a time that makes the drive easier. Tell the staff if sitting itself adds to your ache, because your comfort matters during the trip.

Tempe walks can show which movement causes soreness

The loop around Tempe Town Lake offers about five level miles before longer paths continue toward Phoenix and Mesa. You can notice where soreness begins and how the joint feels the next morning. Stopping sooner may keep the ache from building.

Hayden Butte has a brief climb with roughly 280 feet of rise. Coming down may bother a knee that feels fine on level ground. Tell the examiner whether the ache began going up or down.

For most Tempe residents, QC Kinetix's Chandler office at 1100 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 210 is the shorter practical trip. McClintock Road changes names at the Chandler boundary, allowing many central and southern residents to continue on the same north-south corridor. That may feel simpler with a stiff joint.

From north Tempe near Papago Park and Town Lake, the Scottsdale office may take about the same driving time. Your starting neighborhood and appointment time can affect which drive is easier, so you can check both before booking.

Nearest QC Kinetix location: QC Kinetix (Chandler), 1100 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 210, Chandler, AZ 85286
Phone: (602) 837-PAIN / (602) 837-7246

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The 2019 ACR/Arthritis Foundation guideline makes STRONG recommendations for exercise, weight loss in people with knee and/or hip OA who are overweight or obese, self-efficacy and self-management programs, tai chi, cane use, tibiofemoral bracing for tibiofemoral knee OA, topical NSAIDs for knee OA, oral NSAIDs, and intra-articular glucocorticoid injections for knee OA. Radiofrequency ablation for knee OA, acupuncture, thermal modalities, acetaminophen, duloxetine and tramadol are only CONDITIONAL recommendations.

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A meta-analysis of seven studies (419 patients) of preoperative high-intensity strength training before total knee arthroplasty found statistically significant post-operative improvements versus control in the 6-minute walk test (pooled SMD 0.73, 95% CI 0.04 to 1.41), range-of-motion flexion (0.40, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.72), SF-36 (1.54, 95% CI 0.32 to 2.75) and WOMAC (-0.78, 95% CI -1.22 to -0.34).

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A clinic visit can make the choices clearer

QC Kinetix offers regenerative treatments, meaning clinic staff prepare material taken from your body and use it at the sore joint. Medical providers are licensed clinic staff who examine your joint and carry out care. They’ll review your earlier care and explain what may suit the soreness.

The Chandler office is at 1100 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 210, Chandler, AZ 85286. Call (602) 837-PAIN to discuss scheduling and location. You’re welcome to bring a short note and your questions.

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