Knee pain care in Addison & Dallas, TX

Why does my knee hurt?

The knee is the largest joint in the body and one of the most heavily loaded. Every step, squat, and stair sends force through cartilage, menisci, ligaments, and tendons — so when one of those structures wears, tears, or inflames, it can make everyday movement painful. Knee pain rarely improves by ignoring it, and a proper evaluation is the first step toward understanding it.

Common causes of knee pain

• Osteoarthritis — gradual cartilage wear that leads to stiffness, ache, grinding, and swelling. The most common cause of chronic knee pain.
• Meniscus tears — degenerative or injury-related tears that cause catching, locking, or pain with twisting and squatting.
• Ligament injuries — ACL, MCL, and LCL sprains or partial tears from sports or falls.
• Tendon & overuse problems — patellar tendinitis (jumper's knee), IT band syndrome, and runner's knee.
• Bursitis — inflammation of the fluid-filled sacs that cushion the joint.

Symptoms worth evaluating

If any of these sound familiar, an evaluation is worth your time:

• Deep ache or stiffness, worse in the morning or after sitting
• Pain with stairs, squatting, or kneeling
• Swelling or a feeling of fullness in the joint
• Catching, locking, or clicking with movement
• Buckling or instability — the knee “gives out”
• Pain that returns each time cortisone wears off

Your options at Innovare Tx

We start conservative and build a plan around what your imaging actually shows. Options include physical therapy and rehabilitation as well as autologous orthobiologic procedures, described below.

PRP injections

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a concentration of platelets prepared from a small sample of your own blood, delivered by injection with image guidance in the same visit. It is an autologous, minimally manipulated procedure we offer at Innovare Tx. Explore PRP injections

BMAC — bone marrow aspirate concentrate

BMAC is prepared from your own bone marrow. A small aspirate is drawn under local anesthetic (typically from the hip), concentrated, and delivered by image-guided injection — an autologous, same-day procedure with no donor tissue. Learn about BMAC

Integrated physical therapy

Physical therapy is standard care for many knee problems. Rowena Calleja, PT builds a knee-specific rehab plan — controlled loading, mobility, and strengthening of the quads and hips — as part of your coordinated care. See our physical therapy program

Primary care that connects the dots

Because we offer family practice under the same roof, factors that contribute to knee pain — weight, inflammation, metabolic health — can be addressed as part of the same coordinated plan rather than scattered across separate offices.

How candidacy is determined

• A clinical evaluation reviews your imaging and history
• Your activity goals and overall health are considered
• Partial meniscus tears or chronic tendon irritation are discussed
• Anyone whose cortisone shots keep wearing off
• Active people willing to follow a rehab plan

Patients with severe bone-on-bone arthritis, major deformity, or a complete ligament rupture may be better served by surgery — and we'll tell you so and refer you appropriately. Honesty about what each option can and can't offer is part of how we practice.

What to expect at your visit

Your first visit is an evaluation: history, exam, and a review of your X-rays or MRI. If an orthobiologic procedure is an appropriate option, it is a same-day, in-office procedure of roughly 45–60 minutes. Your provider reviews aftercare and any follow-up, and physical therapy runs alongside to work on strength and mechanics. Individual results are not guaranteed.

Why the one-roof model helps your knee

At Innovare Tx, your evaluation, any procedure, physical therapy, and follow-up all happen in one place, coordinated by one provider who knows your full health picture. No specialist-hopping. No clinic that treats and disappears. Just a plan coordinated around the structure we actually evaluated.