One of the most complex human joints is the knee. The knee joints are constantly subjected to significant loads, so this is one of the most vulnerable places in the human body. The appearance of pain in the knee, especially when flexing, may be due to excessive load, injuries, and various diseases. But while many diseases of the knee joint have similar symptoms, the causes of knee pain can be completely different.
The most common cause of knee pain is injury. This may be an unsuccessful fall on the knee, a strong blow to the joint. Long stay of the knee in an unnatural position can also cause pain. Such damage is accompanied by the following symptoms: swelling, the appearance of a hematoma, pain in the joint with and without movement. Sometimes the pain is accompanied by numbness, tingling, or a feeling of coldness.
Possible causes of pain inknees are damage to the ligaments, tendons, knee cartilage, inflammation of the periarticular bags, as well as pathological conditions of other parts of the knee joint.
Pain, which is accompanied by joint stiffness, impaired mobility, sometimes joint deformity, swelling of soft tissues and increased sensitivity in the area of the affected area of the knee, rather indicate arthritis or arthrosis. These are quite serious diseases that can be asymptomatic for a long time. With these degenerative diseases, the joint is not able, as before, to cope with the load placed on it, which leads to wear of the cartilage layer of the joint. The causes of pathology are most often hormonal disorders, excessive weight, heredity. Exacerbate the degenerative process previous injuries and damage to the knee, ligaments, menisci.
When the first signs of these diseases appear, a professional assessment of the condition of the knees is necessary. Untimely seeking medical help contributes to the progression of the disease, leads to limited functionality of the knee joint.
Often, patients complain of pain and crunching in the knee. Such a common symptom as a crunch in the knee joint accompanies a considerable number of diseases of the musculoskeletal disease. However, it is worth noting that the appearance of a crunch or clicks can be normal in a number of conditions, such as cavitation. In the synovial fluid surrounding the joint, a large amount of dissolvedgas, at a certain moment gas bubbles lead to an increase in the volume of the joint cavity, as a result of which a characteristic click occurs during movement. In children, such clicks can be caused by underdevelopment of the ligamentous apparatus, a mismatch of the articular surfaces of the bone. Pathology are those cases when the crunch manifests itself for a long time and other signs of inflammation of the joint listed above join it, among them pain. The causes of knee pain in these cases can be caused by tendonitis, arthritis, arthrosis, bursitis, gout and other diseases.
Timely appropriate treatment and at least minimal physical activity will help solve the problem. Inaction can lead to muscle atrophy, weakening of the ligaments of the articular apparatus. Such alarm signals of the body should not be ignored, it is necessary to choose any sports hobby, go in for fitness or dancing, gradually increase physical activity. This will prevent the occurrence of internal damage that causes tissue irritation, strengthen muscles, and improve blood circulation. And pain in the knee under load will occur less and less. If sports are contraindicated for he alth reasons, short but daily walks in the fresh air are necessary.
Whatever the causes of knee pain, only a qualified specialist can correctly recognize them. He will establish the correct diagnosis, determine the cause of the pain, its localization, the nature of the damaging effect and prescribenecessary treatment.
