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Knee Pain

Knee Pain
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Knee pain can affect all age groups. The reasons for the knee pain can range from injury, repetitive strain, infection, gout to arthritis. Knee pain can limit one’s ability to walk and bear weight on the leg. It can also be painful to touch.

Symptoms

Knee pain: Knee pain can occur whenever particular activity is performed such as walking, climbing stairs, squatting, cross legged sitting. It can also hurt during rest. The area of pain is also an important characteristic which helps in understanding which structure of the knee has been affected.
Swelling: Swelling indicates that the knee is irritated. This can be due to mechanical causes such as rubbing, inflammation due to wear and tear or injury to the internal structures.
Stiffness: Stiffness can be due to swelling or muscle tightness. If stiffness is not allowing to straighten the knee, it means that something is mechanically blocking the knee from straightening.
Instability: Instability occurs when one or more ligaments of the knee are unable to support the knee well.

Conditions

​Injuries

ACL Tear
LCL Ligament tear
MCL Ligament tear
Knee Dislocation (MPFL Ligament Injury)
Cartilage tear
Patellar Chondromalacia
Fracture around the knee joint (Intra-articular fractures)

Wear & Tear

Patellar tendinopathy
Fat Pad Impingement
Quads tendinopathy
Osteochondritis Dissecans Knee
IT Band tightness
Loose body

Infection

Septic Arthritis
Prepatellar Bursitis

Inflammation

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gout
Pseudogout

Arthritis

Osteoarthritis of knee

When to see a Doctor

Unable to bear weight
Unable to straighten the knee
Redness and swelling of knee
Persistent pain

Prevention of knee pain

Weight management
Maintaining flexibility and elasticity of the muscles
Regular exercises and stretches
Avoid prolonged sitting in same posture