24/07/2026
🚨 Chronic Knee or Lower Back Pain?
Before You Push Through Another Run or Heavy Squat… Read This.
If you’re living with ongoing knee or lower back pain, the problem may not actually start where you feel it.
Your feet are the foundation of your body. Every step you take sends forces through your ankles, knees, hips and spine. When your feet aren’t moving as efficiently as they should, those forces may be transferred through the rest of your body, placing extra stress on your joints and muscles.
👣 Could Your Feet Be the Missing Link?
When your arches flatten excessively (overpronation) or your feet don’t absorb impact effectively, your body often compensates.
This may contribute to:
✔ Knee pain when walking, running or climbing stairs
✔ Lower back tightness or discomfort
✔ Hip pain or instability
✔ Heel pain and plantar fasciitis
✔ Poor balance and posture
✔ Faster muscle fatigue during sport or daily activities
For runners and gym-goers, repetitive loading through poorly aligned feet may place additional strain on the knees and lower back over time.
🏃 Does That Mean You Should Stop Exercising?
Not necessarily.
Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your body—but if you’re exercising through persistent pain, it may be worth assessing how your body is moving rather than simply pushing harder.
Sometimes improving your foot mechanics can reduce unnecessary stress before it travels further up the kinetic chain.
👣 How Perth Corrective Orthotics May Help
At Perth Corrective Orthotics, we don’t believe in simply masking pain—we aim to identify what may be contributing to it.
Our unique flexing corrective orthotics are designed to move naturally with your feet while providing support where it’s needed.
They may help to:
✅ Support your arches without making your feet rigid
✅ Improve balance and stability
✅ Encourage better foot, ankle and knee alignment
✅ Help distribute impact more evenly through your feet and lower limbs
✅ Reduce excessive stress on the knees, hips and lower back
✅ Work with your body’s natural movement rather than restricting it
Combined with appropriate strengthening exercises and supportive footwear, improving foot mechanics may help you stay active and move more comfortably.
💪 Build Strength From the Ground Up
Alongside good foot support, strengthening the muscles that support your hips, thighs and feet may improve movement and reduce unnecessary strain.
Exercises such as:
• Short-foot (foot strengthening) exercises
• Calf raises
• Glute strengthening
• Step-downs
• Wall sits
• Controlled squats
can all form part of a well-rounded rehabilitation program when appropriate.
📞 Don’t Just Treat the Pain—Find the Cause.
If knee pain, lower back pain or heel pain is stopping you from enjoying life, your feet could be playing a bigger role than you realise.
Book your FREE Foot & Postural Assessment (valued at $95) and let us assess whether your foot mechanics may be contributing to your pain.
👣 Perth Corrective Orthotics
The Joy of Movement
📞 0422 414 113
Helping Perth move better—from the ground up.
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Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Persistent pain, swelling, weakness or pain following an injury should be assessed by an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
