Whatever the label on your pain — a sore elbow, a stiff hip, a knee that won't settle — the question is the same: what's actually loading it wrong? That's what we find.
Your body moves as a connected chain. Pain shows up at one link — but the fault is often somewhere else along it. We assess the whole chain, not just the sore spot, whatever part of you it's in.
Stiffness, sharp catches, and headaches that seem to start in the neck and end up behind the eyes are usually a loading and mobility problem — not something imaging needs to explain.
Often driven by restricted upper-neck mobility and overworked postural muscles. We test which movements reproduce it — that tells us what to correct.
Pain referred from the neck into the head, shoulder, or upper back. We assess joint-by-joint mobility to find exactly which level is restricted.
Lingering stiffness and guarding after a jolt or impact, even once imaging looks clear. We rebuild control and confidence in the range that's been avoided.
A shoulder rarely fails on its own — the shoulder blade, the mid-back, and how you load overhead all factor in. We look at the whole mechanism, not just the joint.
Pain reaching overhead or behind the back. Often a loading and control problem around the joint, not a structural tear.
Progressive stiffness that limits range in every direction. We work within what your shoulder can tolerate at each stage to restore movement safely.
A sharp, localized pain at the top of the shoulder, often from load or a fall. We assess how it's tracking under movement to guide the correction.
Repetitive-load injuries in the forearm and hand are some of the most common — and most commonly mismanaged — conditions we see. The fix is rarely just rest.
Pain on the outside of the elbow from repeated gripping or extension load. We assess your loading pattern, not just the sore tendon.
The inside-elbow counterpart — from repetitive gripping and forearm strain. Same principle: find what's overloading it, then correct the pattern.
Pain and swelling at the base of the thumb, common with repetitive wrist and thumb motion. We assess tendon glide and loading to build a plan around it.
Back pain is the condition most often treated generically — and most often resolved by finding the specific direction and load that provokes it.
Pain tied to specific movements or positions. Directional testing tells us exactly what's loading incorrectly — no guesswork.
Pain, numbness, or tingling running down the leg. We distinguish true nerve involvement from referred pain, and build the plan around what we find.
Pain around the back of the pelvis, often worse with standing or certain transitions. We assess how load transfers through the pelvis to find the driver.
Hip pain is often a hand-off problem — between the spine, the pelvis, and the leg. We test the whole relationship, not just the joint itself.
Pinching pain deep in the front of the hip, often with deep bending or rotation. We assess your specific movement pattern around the joint.
Pain on the outside of the hip, often worse lying on that side or climbing stairs. A loading problem in how the hip stabilizes under weight.
Sharp or aching pain at the inner hip/groin, common in cutting or kicking sports. We assess strength and control through the full range before you return to load.
The knee is often where a hip or ankle problem shows up. We look above and below the joint before we decide what the knee actually needs.
Aching around or behind the kneecap, often worse with stairs or sitting. Frequently a hip-control and loading issue, not a knee-only problem.
Sharp pain on the outside of the knee, common in runners. We assess hip and stride mechanics, since the IT band rarely fails on its own.
Catching, swelling, or deep knee pain. We assess how it's loading day to day and build a progressive plan around what you can tolerate.
Ankle and foot injuries are frequently under-rehabbed — cleared for pain, but never actually retrained for control. That's often why they recur.
Even an old sprain can leave lasting instability if balance and control were never fully rebuilt. We test that directly, not just range of motion.
Sharp heel pain, often worst with the first steps of the day. We assess loading through the whole foot and lower leg, not just the heel.
Stiffness or pain in the back of the ankle, often worse after activity. A progressive loading issue that needs a structured, graded plan.
If an injury keeps returning every time you ramp back up, the tissue healed — but the pattern that caused it never got corrected. That's a mechanical question, and it's exactly what AiM Lab is built to answer: objective testing that shows where your body is still compensating, before it costs you another season.
See how AiM Lab works →This covers the conditions we see most often — it isn't exhaustive. If you're dealing with something else, reach out and Mohammad will tell you directly whether root-cause assessment can help.
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