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Causes Of Knee Pain by KinzyeWriter(m): 12:16pm On Jan 17, 2017
Causes Of Knee Pain

Introduction to knee pain

Musculoskeletal pains which most people complain to their physicians is the knee pain, And as social clubs increases day by day, so the rate of knee problem increases, as a lot of cases were discovered and also how to cure them.

Here are the main points of why knee pain occurs

Knee Ligament Injury

Knee Cartilage Tears

Arthritis of the Knee

Post-Traumatic Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Knee

Dislocation of the kneecap

Gout

The ligament that joins the thigh bone and the lower leg bone together, for the knee stability is Injured, Sprains and tears are also common sports injury, These Injuries can cause a lot of pain in the knee and such patience with this problem could undergo a surgery before it is cured.

Other Injuries Like tears can occur also in the knee cartilage, cartilage is a tough but flexible bone tissue, which covers the bone at the end, it contains two menisci on the joint side: the medical meniscus, which is found on the inside knee as well as the lateral meniscus, placed on the outside of the knee, Chances are that you've heard of “meniscus tear”?. Tears in the cartilage of the knee are a well-known injury and requires surgery too.



Arthritis of the knee is also a cause of knee pain and can make it disable. Regrettably, arthritis also requires surgery, because of its degenerative nature, three most common types of arthritis are post-traumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis. When these three are the problem, you will experience swelling and stiffness, In this case, you will find it difficult to bend your knee.

Post-traumatic arthritis falls in place after a critical injury, and also bone fracture can result, These injuries are likely to damage the cartilage in of the knee with time and result in pain, stiffness, and swelling.

Osteoarthritis as one of the most common arthritis is a neoteric wearing of the knee cartilage joint. It happens more constantly in people of 49 and older. In this age, Osteoarthritis can become even worse as the cartilage gets weak with age, it can lead to pain, less twisting of the body, as the knee got stiff, and swelling of the joint, warmness, malformation, and failing.



The cause of osteoarthritis pain are, Injuries, aging, sickness, sports injuries and also wears and tears from highly physical professions, such as Wrestling and Running.

Another cause of this pain is the dislocation of the kneecap, this happens when the bone cow (patella) slides and move out of place, this problem happens towards the outside leg, and this is mostly seen in women, and often happens if the leg slipped off from where the leg is placed, this place the kneecap under is pressure and can lead to severe pain of the knee, dislocation may happen also as a result trauma that is when the kneecap is dislocated and slipped to the outside knee.

Gout as another cause of the knee pain has been identified and said to be uncommon, nevertheless, the patient who is feeling this pain should see the physician immediately for it is a cause for new onset pain of the knee.

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