Knee Pain and its Causes

As a person ages, he also experiences a lot of changes in his body systems. It includes all kinds of pain in the joints such as knee pain. The knee is a weight bearing joint that has three compartments which includes the medial, lateral, and patellofemoral. The knees have many functions. The knee allows movement of the leg for a person to walk. It is very important for the legs to bend during walking or even running. It flexes to a maximum of 135 degrees and extends to 0 degrees. Below are the causes why a person experiences pain in the knee area.

Knee pain is brought about by a lot of factors. It is mainly caused by overuse of the part and poor form during physical activity. After doing an exercise, an individual may also experience pain in the knees if he did not warm up or cool down before work out or if he did an inadequate stretching. Since the knee is a joint, a condition called arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout) can also cause the pain in the knees. Baker’s cyst, a fluid-filled swelling behind the knee, may cause pain due to the accompanied inflammation. Bursitis is also one of the causes why a person experiences pain in the joints especially in the knees. This condition is the inflammation of a joint in the knee due to repeated pressure. An example is when a person kneels for a long period of time and when the knees are overused or acquired an injury such as anterior cruciate ligament injury or medial collateral ligament injury wherein the knees may bleed which makes the pain worse. Lupus is also one reason. It is a connective tissue disorder. One can also experience pain if the kneecap is dislocated. Joints may also have an infection and may cause pain in the knees. Tendinitis also causes severe pain especially when going up and down the stairs or in any inclined area. A torn cartilage and ligament may cause pain and even instability in the knees. One may also obtain pain in the knees from strain or sprain. Those are the most common causes of pain in the knee area.

There are also rare conditions wherein the person experiences knee pain. It includes bone tumors and the Osgood-Schlatter disease. If a person is obese or overweight, there is also a high risk to experience knee pain. If you experiences one or more of the mentioned causes, you may go to your trusted doctor so that he could give you some advices with regards to your condition. But if you have not yet experienced any of the conditions, might as well prevent it from happening.