Knee pain: knee pain, causes, treatment

knee pain:-

knee joint is the complex and weight bearing joint, where femur and tibial bones meet. Knee joint also have a disc like cartilaginous part known as patella.

* The thickened pad called meniscus is also present between knee joint.
* As knee joint helps in walking, jogging, jumping, rotating, and number of mobility functions it undergoes degeneration after the age of 40 to 45 years.,
* so most of the old age people will experience knee pain.

Causes of knee pain:-

* fractures at knee joint,
* accidents at working places,
* falls in children while skipped during running,
* any injury to knee joint results in knee pain.
* cartilage destruction due to injury or aging process is the common cause of knee pain.
* aging leads to degeneration of bones, especially weight bearing joints.
* meniscus tears during sports, any slips etc.
* bursitis , inflammation bursae below the patella,
* inflammation of tendon at knee joint increases knee pain,
* excess work to knee joint by continuous standing, running, causes temporary knee pain.
* arthritis causes knee pain.
* osteoarthritis also leads to knee pain,
* rheumatoid arthritis,
* chondromalacia, softening of cartilages under knee joint,
* any auto immune disorders,
* any tumor in the knee joint causes severe knee pain.

Treatment of knee pain:-

* treating known cause of knee pain,
* treating fractures,
* using mild analgesics with less side effects,
* regular exercises,
* physiotherapy, etc…