Phase 1
Pain
Calm the pain down.
Hands-on care and soft tissue work ease pain and swelling, with therapeutic taping to support your knee as you move.
What We Treat
Knee pain treatment in Shreveport.
The squat you quietly stopped doing. The stairs you take one at a time. It’s fixable, and it starts with an evaluation that finds the cause, not a guess.
Sound Familiar?
Does this sound like you?
- Taking the stairs one at a time because your knee doesn’t trust the next step
- An ache around or behind your kneecap after sitting through a movie
- A knee that catches, locks, or gives way when you twist
- Swelling after a walk you used to take for granted
- Getting down on the floor with the grandkids, then getting back up
- Pain that came on with one bad step and never fully left
Two or more? Keep reading.
Why It Happens
Knee pain is a symptom. Something causes it.
Your knees take a lot of load, and pain can come from several places. A torn or irritated meniscus. A sprained or torn ligament like the ACL, PCL, or MCL after a twist or a hyperextension. Irritation under the kneecap, often called chondromalacia or patellar pain. Arthritis. And often a hip or foot that isn’t doing its share, so the knee absorbs the extra strain.
Each of those calls for a different plan. Your evaluation sorts out which one is behind your pain. If you’re recovering from surgery, whether a knee replacement, an ACL, MCL, or meniscus repair, or an arthroscopy, we build your plan around that procedure.
The Honest Truth
Waiting on a knee doesn’t make it wait on you.
If you keep waiting
- Your hip and other knee start compensating, and start hurting too
- You avoid stairs and squats, and the thigh muscles that protect your knee weaken
- Swelling and stiffness start to feel like your new normal
If you start this week
- By the end of your evaluation, you know what’s driving the pain
- Treatment can start at your very first visit
- You get a plan with an endpoint: a real one, not an open tab of visits
The sooner you start, the sooner you know exactly what you’re dealing with.
How We Fix It
The same four phases. Built for your knee.
Every plan has an endpoint. Here’s what the four phases look like for a knee.
Phase 2
Prime
Get your motion back.
Joint mobilization and guided exercise restore the bending and straightening you’ve lost.
Phase 3
Perform
Make it strong enough to trust.
Progressive strengthening for your quads, hamstrings, and hips builds a knee that holds up on stairs, slopes, and squats.
Phase 4
Prevent
Return better than before.
Walking, running, or sport-specific movements get tested under real load before you’re done: that’s the endpoint, not just another appointment.
When I began therapy, my knee ached constantly and I required an ankle splint to walk a block. As a result of the excellent treatment here, I now walk more than half a mile with almost no pain or discomfort.
Shared by Gayle T. · Knee pain
Before: my knee ached constantly and I needed an ankle splint to walk a block
After: walking more than half a mile with almost no pain
Knee pain
Questions, Answered
What people ask before booking for knee pain.
Many meniscus and ligament injuries are treated with physical therapy, and when surgery is needed, therapy before and after it matters. Your evaluation looks at how your knee moves, how stable it is, and how much strength you’ve lost. If you need to see a surgeon, we’ll tell you.
Yes. We work with patients after knee replacements, ACL, MCL, and meniscus repairs, and arthroscopy. Your plan follows your surgeon’s guidelines while we rebuild your motion, strength, and confidence.
No. Louisiana allows direct access to physical therapy, so in many cases you can start without seeing a physician first. If you do have a referral, bring it with you. Questions before then? Call us at (318) 222-7442.
New patient evaluations typically last about 60 minutes, and follow-up sessions typically run 45 to 60 minutes. We verify your insurance benefits before your first visit, so you know what to expect.
Book Your Visit
Ready when you are.
Request a time and a real person calls you back during office hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.
- Hours Mon–Fri, 7:45 AM–5:00 PM
- (318) 222-7442 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
- Often seen within 24 hours
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Eberhardt Physical Therapy
- 820 Jordan Street, Suite 150, Shreveport, LA 71101
- (318) 222-7442
- admin@eberhardtpt.com
- Mon–Fri, 7:45 AM–5:00 PM