Knee pain that just won't go away despite no obvious injury and countless physio, massage and chiro sessions?

First it was just a dull ache walking up or down the stairs, but now? 

It hurts when you walk, stand or even sit still for too long.

Adventurous, spontaneous moments with family and friends get replaced with "Sorry, not today." 

All the things that used to light you up - like weekend hikes, sports, and travel - now feel off-limits. 

And by now, you’ve cycled through all the usual treatment modalities like physio, chiro, massage etc. Maybe you got some temporary relief or it felt like it was getting better, but nothing ever really lasted. Sooner or later, the pain would come straight back. 

And the strangest part is, you can't seem to remember ever injuring your knees?! So, why do they still hurt despite trying everything under the sun?

Here's the real reason for your chronic knee pain and why traditional treatments don't work: 

Chronic knee pain without an obvious injury isn't due to a problem with the knee itself.

Knee pain like this is usually caused by compensation patterns that your brain developed to protect an old injury elsewhere in your body — usually your ankle, hip, or back.

When one of those areas gets injured (even years ago), in order to keep you moving, your brain steps in by redirecting the workload to nearby muscles, often the ones around your knees. 

When that compensation pattern isn't corrected, your knees end up carrying more load than they're built for. Over time, that extra strain alters how your entire body moves and eventually shows up as knee pain. 

That’s why most traditional approaches to treating knee pain don’t lead to lasting relief. They treat where you feel the pain but the root cause of your knee pain is actually due to improper movement mechanics that go beyond just your knee. 

My treatment approach focuses on identifying and correcting these compensation patterns through rebalancing your body’s entire movement mechanics — so your knees (and everything else) can finally move the way they were designed to.

And THAT'S what makes it so effective, even if you've tried everything else. 

"I'm doing activities I never thought would be possible again [...] I'm confident Johdi can help you too."

After years of knee pain that kept me from doing the things I loved, I had honestly given up hope. I'd avoided stairs, was super careful when exercising, and even simple activities like walking became painful reminders of what I couldn't do anymore. I felt like I was aging faster than I should have been. Working with Johdi completely changed my life. Her approach was different from anything I'd tried before - instead of just treating the symptoms, she helped me understand what was really causing my pain and gave me practical tools to address it. Within just a few weeks, I noticed I could walk up stairs without wincing. What impressed me most was how they didn't just fix the immediate problem - she taught me how to move properly so the pain wouldn't come back. Now five years later, I'm doing activities I haven't done in years. I recently went on a hiking trip up a glacier, something I never thought would be possible again without having to be careful or pay the price in pain afterwards.

If you're living with chronic pain and feeling like you've tried everything, don't give up. I'm confident Johdi can help you too

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Why identifying and addressing compensation patterns is so effective at fixing chronic pain for good: 

It all has to do with how we move!

Every move you make — from lifting a cup to climbing stairs — starts in your brain, specifically the motor control centre. It sends signals to your muscles, telling them how to move. When things are running smoothly, you move pain-free.

But then life happens —injury, surgery, trauma, stress etc.— all of these factors affect your body’s ability to move properly. So, your brain compensates by finding new ways to move. 

Over time, these compensatory patterns become second nature and permanent because your brain gets used to moving this way, essentially forgetting how it’s supposed to move. And now it’s sending your body the wrong signals.  The result? 

Friction and tension every time you move which eventually shows up physically as: chronic pain.  

My approach identifies all the wrong signals your brain is sending your body—the true source of your pain— and retrains your motor control centre to restore proper movement, finally breaking the endless cycle of pain.

The first step in fixing your knee pain?

A Personalised Pain Assessment to identify all the compensatory movement patterns you’ve developed.

"I'm pain-free. I just bought my first road bike which I don't think I would have done before we started working together."