Not all knee problems that arise are critical. Very often, the knee hurts for completely harmless reasons, for example due to the weather. The knee also makes itself felt with tolerable pain if a person has a cold or is slightly injured (bruised). But the knee often hurts even with arthrosis.
The knee joint is one of the most vulnerable joints. The knee is also quite complex, so it is difficult for a person to immediately figure out what exactly is bothering him. And only when turning to a specialist do patients find out that the whole problem is in the ligaments surrounding the joint, or in the meniscus, which is jammed or torn.
Doctors say that the knee joint surpasses all others in the frequency of occurrence of various ailments (injuries, inflammatory processes). Most patients who consult doctors experience knee pain as a result of injury or age-related changes. Only a few people have knee pain due to infectious diseases.
If we consider the effects that damage the knee, then the first place should be squats with a barbell. A person who has not been involved in sports for a long time, after active squats with a load, can safely make an appointment with a doctor who will take care of the patient’s torn meniscus. Arthrosis, the development of which causes severe pain in the knee, often occurs in overweight people. Some medications can also cause knee pain. For example, uncontrolled use of antibiotics can lead to the development of inflammatory processes in the knees.
Knees also hurt in people who are used to eating unhealthy food. Chemical substances that sausage manufacturers do not skimp on adding to their products have a particularly negative effect on the knees. Experts have long noticed that patients who love smoked meats and sausages most often suffer from knee pain. This is not surprising, because if earlier that same boiled pork, brisket was actually smoked, today they are treated with enzymes and, in addition, are injected with preservatives. These preservatives not only affect the knees, but also, by retaining water in the body, lead to the appearance of a beer belly. And if in youth it is not difficult to remove the nasty things that have entered the body from poor-quality food, then in adulthood, when the kidneys are no longer the same, it becomes more and more difficult to do such tricks.
There is also no need to get carried away with salty foods. Such products lead to excess fluid accumulation in the body, including in the knees. By regularly eating a huge amount of pickles, you can gain a lot of weight. And extra pounds are an additional burden that will be placed on your knees.
The health of the knees also depends on the mental state of a person. If he is nervous or emotionally exhausted, then a stress hormone is produced. Roughly speaking, it begins to eat the knee cartilage, and also increases the viscosity of the fluid that is in the knee. Another dangerous thing about stress is that when we are nervous, we begin to tense up, which leads to muscle tightening. They begin to tighten the knee too much, gradually destroying it. So, if you have knee pain, the first thing to think about is whether you're freaking out too much.
They say that if you want to be healthy, you need to exercise. But many athletes also have knee pain. They are often damaged by people who lift weights, engage in martial arts, or ski. Does it mean you can't play sports? Of course you can. You just need to do this wisely (not forgetting about warming up, not doing anything through severe pain) and under the supervision of a trainer, and in case of damage to the knee (swelling, hemorrhages, impaired mobility of the limb, increased temperature of the injured area or the whole body) - contact immediately to the clinic. And remember the words of the British journalist, the essence of which is that you need to take care of your knees, and if they fail in athletes sooner or later, then in people who do not play sports, this will happen suddenly.
Patients whose knees hurt when bending usually suspect arthritis or arthrosis. But sometimes the situation is much more serious. Sometimes such pain cannot be removed with medications or physical therapy. The only option is surgery.
What disease prevents the knees from bending without pain and requires immediate diagnosis and adequate surgical treatment? This is Koenig's disease. What is this? Let's look at the knee joint, namely the hip bone, which is its component. We are interested in the condyles. They are two bumps at the end of the bone where it attaches to the shinbone.
With Koenig's disease, detachment and subsequent loss of parts of the cartilage of one of the condyles occurs. They fall into the joint cavity. These loose intra-articular bodies bring unbearable, piercing pain to a person when he bends his leg. In addition to pain, signs of Koenig's disease include swelling of the knee.
Your knee can hurt not only after running, but also during it. Knee pain is especially common when running in people with second and third degrees of obesity. They just need to forget about running altogether.
If you look at it, running (like deep squats and leg presses) is completely harmful to your knees. And no special sneakers can take the load off our knee joints. What’s also very dangerous is that it’s often obese people who try to run. Yes, running can help you lose weight. But do you want to get lean by destroying your knees? It is better to lose weight on exercise machines under the supervision of a good instructor. Therefore, if your knee hurts while running or after it, then stop tormenting your legs, finishing off the already not very healthy joints.
To prescribe treatment, you need to undergo an examination. And the sooner the patient is diagnosed, the better. After all, by postponing solving a problem without trying to understand the cause of its occurrence, we can cause irreparable harm to our health. In order to avoid the development of serious changes in the joint, contact a specialist if you have severe and frequent knee pain, swelling or discomfort when walking up the stairs.
If your knee crunches and hurts, you should also immediately go for a diagnosis. It could be a meniscus, a torn ligament, a broken chondromic body of the joint, or perhaps you are developing arthrosis. When the knee has been crunching since childhood and does not hurt, then most likely it is due to the special structure of the joint, weak ligaments. There is nothing dangerous about this. Exercises that can help you pump up your legs will help you get rid of the crunch.
In order for a doctor to make an accurate diagnosis of a patient who has knee pain, the latter must undergo a general blood test. You should also donate blood for rheumatic tests (a set of immunological tests) and take an X-ray of the knee joint. To rule out the possibility of an erroneous diagnosis, it would be good to go for a magnetic resonance imaging scan and find an experienced specialist who will deal with your knee problem.
Important: MRI of the knee joint is necessary to diagnose Koenig's disease.
Many specialists, talking with a patient who has knee pain, and seeing the patient’s emotional closedness, begin to teach him to speak out. After all, tightness, the inability to talk through problems and share experiences with loved ones often leads to knee pain. But if you don’t want to pour everything out on others, stressing them out with problems, you can get rid of the stress hormone with the help of entertainment. Play sports will help you with this; when you engage in them, the likelihood of aggravating the situation with your knee is eliminated. When a patient has knee pain due to a disorder in his psycho-emotional state, it will be useful for him to go to the pool. If there is no pool in the city, you can just sit for a few hours playing computer games. They will also help to throw out emotions, which is very important for a knee that hurts due to the action of the stress hormone.
Attention: you can help your body relax by learning and regularly using special breathing exercises.
So, if your knee hurts due to internal closeness or psychological stress, you can cure it without any newfangled sedatives. It is enough to follow the steps we mentioned above.
If your knee hurts severely due to the development of arthrosis, a specialist may also recommend making special compresses. They say that warming ointments help relieve knee pain quite effectively. They should be applied after exposing the inflamed area to a cold shower.
It is worth noting that one of the main reasons for the development of degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system is a decrease in the level of glucosamine and chondroitin, natural components of joint cartilage. Therefore, in addition to relieving pain, it is necessary to provide nutrition to the joints with these components. The optimal dose of such components for absorption is available in specialized products, for example, such as “Glucosamine Maximum” from Natur Product, which helps restore and protect cartilage tissue from destruction. The product is used in modern medicine for the treatment and prevention of various joint diseases.
In case of arthrosis of the first stage, it is very important to do therapeutic exercises, thanks to which blood is better pumped through the knee, washing out harmful substances. Exercises along with medications in the first stage of the disease help patients forget what it is like when their knee hurts. And only in advanced cases, a patient with arthrosis can only be helped by surgical intervention (joint replacement).
When it comes to eliminating knee pain caused by injuries, the severity, nature of the injury and other factors are taken into account. In case of serious dissections, ruptures received during injury, surgical treatment is carried out, in case of degenerative changes in the joint that appear due to constant stress, in case of ligament tears, conservative therapy is sufficient (massages, physiotherapy, physical therapy, selection of orthoses).
Patients with Koenig's disease who have lost parts of the condyle cartilage into the cavity of the knee joint also require surgical intervention. In this case, most of the cartilage is attached arthroscopically (through micro-incisions), using special orthopedic screws. This type of surgery is minimally invasive. If the defects are too large, the doctor may decide to take pieces of cartilage from the underperforming, undestroyed upper areas of the cartilage tissue. After drilling out the fragments, they are transferred to the damaged areas of the condyle and attached using special bone cement.
Attention: you cannot treat a knee with folk remedies without consulting a doctor.
Many sets of exercises have been invented for sore knees. They are selected taking into account the severity of the disease, the severity of the problem, etc. But some rehabilitation doctors claim that there are exercises that are effective for almost any disease of the knee joint. Let's take a look at one of them.
Get on your knees!
Take a piece of felt or carpet and place it on a wooden floor. Get down on your knees and put your weight on your hands. Fingers should be clenched into fists. You need to rely on them.
Having transferred part of the load to your arms and shoulders, try to find a position with your knees in which you do not feel acute and severe pain. After this, slowly make movements with your knees as if you were walking. You can even move back and forth on the mat a little.
When you stop feeling discomfort, lift your hands off the floor and, hanging them along your body, begin to walk on the mat on your knees. Now you can’t help yourself with your hands. You need to try to knead the sore spots well. You should walk carefully and softly.
It is better to do the exercise after sleep. If everything is done correctly, you will feel a pleasant warmth in your knees and relaxation.
Before the exercise, it would be a good idea to rub your sore knees with a warming, but not burning, cream. Instead of cream, you can use camphor oil. However, some experts are against applying warming ointments to swollen, inflamed knees, which, according to them, further aggravate the situation, only briefly distracting from the pain.
Important: at first, do not do the above exercise for more than two minutes. Start counting after you transfer the entire load to your knees.
Knee pain is usually caused by:
Of those who apply for knee pain, patients with gonarthrosis account for approximately 30 - 40%. Osteoarthritis of the knee joint (gonarthrosis) most often affects people over 40 years of age. Either one or both knee joints may be affected.
The disease develops gradually over several months or years. At first, knee pain is very mild and occurs only after a long walk. Over time, the pain intensifies; the pain bothers the sick person even when walking short distances. But it is especially difficult for patients to get up from a chair or get up from their haunches, as well as going down and going up stairs. But at rest the knee almost does not hurt, and at night a patient with gonarthrosis almost does not wake up from pain. An exception to this rule occurs if a person walked too much the day before and thus overloaded his sore knee.
At the next stage of gonarthrosis, the pain is accompanied by a crunch in the knee when walking and deformation of the joint . All manifestations of gonarthrosis (pain, crunching and joint deformation) tend to worsen over the years.
Damage to the menisci (meniscopathies) are very common - approximately 30-40% of the number of people consulted for knee pain. Damage to the meniscus of the knee occurs in people of any age, both young and old. Men and women get sick equally often. Typically, one knee joint is damaged.
In essence, meniscal damage is an injury, although in most cases it appears out of the blue. And unlike gonarthrosis, the disease develops quickly, unexpectedly - most often after an unsuccessful movement when walking, running, skiing or jumping.
At the time of injury, a person usually hears a crunch in the knee and feels acute pain in the joint, which deprives the victim of the ability to move, the ability to take even a step. Sometimes after 10-15 minutes the acute pain subsides slightly and the person can move. But the next day or the day after, the pain may intensify again, and the knee may swell . At this time, a characteristic distinctive sign of a pinched meniscus very often appears - a puncture in the knee when walking, a feeling that a nail has been driven into the knee , or a feeling that the knee is about to break when walking.
The acute period of the disease most often lasts 2-3 weeks, then the victim begins to feel better. Without proper treatment, the disease can continue for years - the pain either subsides or, after some provoking circumstances, appears again (exacerbations usually occur after heavy exertion, squats, or after unsuccessful movements, after a person has tripped or stumbled). Fortunately, compared to gonarthrosis, meniscopathy rarely causes deformation of the bones of the knee joint, unless damage to the meniscus triggers the development of knee arthrosis. And this, it should be noted, happens quite often.
Knee arthrosis, arthritis, meniscus damage, etc.
Arthritis - from 5 to 10% of the number of people contacted for knee pain. Arthritis affects people of any age, but most often the onset of the disease occurs in young people. With arthritis, either one or both knees can become inflamed.
Knee joints are the most vulnerable joints of the human body. In addition to arthrosis and meniscopathy, the knee joints can be affected by any of the arthritis - reactive and rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis and articular rheumatism.
A characteristic feature of arthritic inflammation of the knee joint is a rapid onset (within 1-3 days), with obvious swelling and swelling of the knee , as well as increased pain in the inflamed joint at night (at about 3-4 am). In other words, at night, at rest, the pain may be stronger than when walking. With arthrosis and meniscopathy, as you remember, pain, on the contrary, decreases at night.
It should be noted that with arthrosis and meniscopathy, night pain also sometimes occurs, but they occur only when moving, trying to get up in the middle of the night or when turning in bed from side to side, and sometimes when the affected limb is in an awkward position during sleep. A person suffering from arthrosis or meniscopathy can easily get rid of such pain by returning to a state of rest or changing an uncomfortable position. We will not be able to get rid of the pain caused by arthritis so easily. “Arthritic” pain usually does not depend much on movement and on the comfortable or uncomfortable position of the affected joint. It is rarely possible to drive them away by sitting comfortably in bed. Inflammatory pain seems to “live its own life” and sometimes does not respond either to the position of the joint or to heat or cold. Most often, they can be reduced only by taking anti-inflammatory drugs. In addition, almost any arthritis leads to inflammation of not one, but several joints at once: in addition to the knees, the joints of the fingers or toes, elbow joints, ankle joints and heel tendons become inflamed and swollen in any combination.
Arthrosis of the hip joint (coxarthrosis) - approximately 3 - 7% of the number of people who applied for knee pain. As we said in the previous part, the diagnosis of “gonarthrosis” is often mistakenly made with “referred” pain, which often occurs with coxarthrosis and goes from the hip joint to the knee.
But these conditions are very easy to differentiate - with arthrosis of the hip joint, the mobility of the knee does not decrease at all, the knee bends and straightens easily and painlessly. But the ability of a person suffering from coxarthrosis to rotate the leg “from the hip” and spread the legs to the sides sharply decreases. A person suffering from gonarthrosis, on the contrary, easily rotates his leg from the hip and easily spreads his legs to the sides. But he bends his knee with difficulty and squats down in pain.
Pain caused by circulatory disorders (vascular pain in the knees) - approximately 5-10% of the number of people who applied for knee pain. These pains, which arise due to poor blood circulation in the knee joints, are familiar to many people. They usually begin during adolescence, a period of active growth, since vascular development in fast-growing adolescents often does not keep up with the accelerated growth of bones.
Once occurring, vascular pain in the knees can accompany a person almost all his life. But their intensity usually decreases after 18-20 years (and does not increase with age, as happens with arthrosis). And unlike arthrosis pain, vascular pain in the knees is not accompanied by a decrease in the mobility of the knee joints.
Pain sensations are usually symmetrical, that is, they are equally pronounced in the right and left knee; occur when the weather changes, in the cold, during colds and after physical activity. At such moments, suffering people complain that their knees are “twisting.” In most cases, vascular pain in the knees is easily eliminated by rubbing warm ointments, massage and self-massage (vigorous rubbing of the knees) or taking vasodilating drugs. No special therapy is required for this condition.
Inflammation of the knee tendons (crow's foot periarthritis) - approximately 10-15% of the number of patients referred for knee pain. Mostly women are affected, most often over the age of 40. Pain usually occurs when walking down stairs or when carrying heavy objects or heavy bags. When walking calmly on a level surface, pain is extremely rare.
The pain caused by periarthritis does not extend to the entire knee. It focuses exclusively on the inside of the knees, about 3-4 cm below the point where the knees would touch when you bring your legs together. And unlike arthrosis, arthritis and meniscopathy, with periarthritis of the crow's foot bursa there is no restriction of knee mobility, the leg bends and extends at the knee as expected, in full; the knee does not change its shape, does not swell or become deformed.
A video of gymnastics for the treatment of knee joints can be viewed here
Any pain is a signal from the body, meaning that it is worth paying attention to your own health. This is true even if your leg hurts under the knee. The body of any person is a well-coordinated biochemical mechanism that ensures normal functioning. But no matter how accurate it is, there is always the possibility of violations. In the structure of orthopedic diseases, pathologies of the knee joint and popliteal region have a huge weight.
According to special statistics, about 10% of people in the world suffer from diseases of the knee joint. The older the patient, the higher the number, and by the age of 60 the number of people suffering from such pathologies increases to 25%. A significant number. However, this does not mean that pathological processes in the joints are of a “senile” nature. Young people also get sick.
In order not to miss an important moment when a disease can be “nipped in the bud,” you should arm yourself with knowledge.
There are certain groups of people who are more susceptible to pathologies of the knee joints. The risk group includes:
• Persons involved in sports. We are talking about professional athletes, to a lesser extent about amateurs. The greatest danger is posed by sports such as tennis, football, and hockey.
• People professionally engaged in physical labor: loaders, etc. Due to excessive loads, joints tend to collapse, gradually affecting all surrounding structures.
• Persons suffering from concomitant diseases of an inflammatory or inflammatory-infectious nature.
Such people should listen especially carefully to their own feelings and, at the first suspicion, go to a medical facility.
There are many causes of knee pain. This complex condition requires careful differential diagnosis, since we can talk about a variety of diseases: from joint pathologies to problems with blood vessels. Based on this, we can talk about the polyetiological nature of this condition. Depending on the specific cause of pain in the popliteal region, the following groups of development factors are distinguished:
• Pathologies of the knee joint itself.
• Disorders in periarticular structures: muscles, tendons, etc.
• Third-party diseases not related to joints.
Isolated diseases of the knee joints are rare, occurring in only 2% of cases. Complex lesions of joints and periarticular structures are much more common. If we talk about isolated damage to the knees, we can talk about the following diseases:
• Cysts and cystic formations in the popliteal region. If your leg hurts under the knee, the cause may lie in cystic formations in the popliteal region. Most often, a formation known as a Baker's cyst forms under the knee. It is a round cystic structure that rises above the popliteal region. It looks like a round soft knot of different sizes. Another type of cyst is meniscal cyst. Unlike Baker's cysts, you cannot see them yourself. Information about cavity formations of the menisci is provided only by palpation or instrumental diagnostic methods.
• The real scourge of people engaged in physical labor is meniscus tears. This is a painful injury that makes itself felt immediately after it is received. If treatment is not started on time, there is a high risk of disability and loss of ability to work.
• Arthritis, arthrosis of the knee joint. They occur frequently.
This category includes tendon pathologies and inflammatory processes in muscles. Such conditions have a more favorable prognosis for life and work, since they are easier to treat conservatively.
• Diseases of blood vessels localized in the popliteal region. This is a popliteal artery aneurysm, venous thrombosis. Such conditions can cause pain in the leg below the knee.
• Tumors of nervous tissue (eg, tibial nerves).
There are many reasons why the leg hurts under the knee.
Since there are a huge number of possible causes of pain, the number of diseases is also large. This means that each of the diseases and conditions includes a specific symptom complex. Among the most common symptoms:
• Vascular lesions. They are accompanied by swelling of the extremities in the knee area, pain of moderate intensity, a feeling of numbness in the extremities (due to impaired blood supply), and a feeling of goosebumps. These are standard manifestations of ischemia.
• Arthritis of the knee joint. They manifest themselves with typical symptoms: limited motor function in the knee joint (sometimes the patient cannot even move the leg), redness and swelling over the affected area, intense pain that intensifies at night and in the morning.
• Meniscus injuries. Accompanied by intense pain with the inability to straighten the leg. In addition, the knee becomes red and swollen.
• Cysts of the meniscus and popliteal region. They practically don’t show themselves at all. Mild pain and deterioration in the functioning of the knee joint are possible.
In some cases, it is possible to develop symptoms of general intoxication of the body: increased body temperature, headache, drowsiness, weakness.
Diagnosis begins with the selection of a treating specialist. Problems with knees are dealt with by orthopedic doctors, if rheumatoid factor is observed - in tandem with a rheumatologist. First of all, it is recommended to visit a general practitioner or surgeon. They will not help you figure out what to do next.
At the initial consultation, the doctor asks questions regarding the patient’s condition, his complaints, the nature and duration of manifestations, etc. This is a history taking and is necessary to make a primary diagnosis. Subsequently, the stage of instrumental diagnostics begins.
• The most common test is an x-ray of the joint. Such an examination allows you to evaluate the bone structures of the knee, detect damage, destruction of cartilage, etc. Due to its low cost, it is used everywhere.
• Ultrasound of the knee has proven itself well. This test allows for a thorough examination of the soft tissue surrounding the knee.
• MRI/CT is the gold standard for diagnosing problems with the musculoskeletal system, but due to its high cost, it is prescribed extremely rarely, only in the most complex cases.
• Arthroscopy. It is an invasive endoscopic examination. It is informative because it allows the doctor to “personally” evaluate the knee structures.
Laboratory tests also play an important role in diagnosis. Appointed:
• General blood analysis. Helps identify inflammation.
• Blood biochemistry: makes it possible to see inflammation or uric acid diathesis, which often indicates the gouty process.
• Urinalysis to assess the concentration of urate salts.
In general, diagnosis presents some difficulties. But an experienced specialist will figure it out without any problems.
In most cases, conservative drug therapy is sufficient to treat knee pain. The following are prescribed for treatment:
• Anti-inflammatory drugs. Nise, Ketorolac, Ibuprofen, etc. And are prescribed to relieve inflammation in the affected joint. Self-administration is not recommended, as there is a high risk of changing the clinical picture.
• Analgesics - to relieve pain.
• Chondroprotectors. They are prescribed to protect the joint from destruction, as well as slow down the degenerative process.
• Antibacterial drugs (if the disease is purulent-inflammatory in nature).
• Other medications, depending on the specific disease.
There are very clear reasons for the operation:
• Cyst of the knee or popliteal region.
In other cases, doctors take a wait-and-see approach.
Thus, the answer to the question “what to do if your leg hurts badly under the knee” is as follows: consult a doctor and start treatment. You can relieve pain yourself with analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs. But they must be taken with caution, no longer than 1-2 days.
• It is recommended to maintain an optimal level of physical activity. Physical inactivity is the enemy of joints, as is excess activity.
• If the patient is engaged in physical work, it is optimal to take breaks every 1-2 hours.
• You should undergo regular preventive examinations with a surgeon.
Thus, pain under the knee can be caused by a variety of diseases and pathologies. You cannot carry out diagnostics on your own, because... this is a direct path to incorrect treatment. At the first sign of a problem, you should immediately consult a doctor.
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At a young age, a person does not think about illnesses. He is sure that it will always be easy for him to climb stairs and stand for a long time at stops waiting for transport. And even more so, he does not think about joint diseases, which may await him much later.
Both excessive loads and insufficient movements are equally dangerous for the knee joints. What affects their aging? The reasons may be:
This can happen to athletes and dancers. Knee pain is the most common disease among people who engage in running, football, basketball, tennis, skiing and cycling.
But medical statistics show that people who are overweight and have a sedentary lifestyle suffer no less from pain in the knee joints. To understand why your knee hurts and what to do in case of emergency before providing medical assistance , you should become familiar with the structure of the joint.
The knee joint is not a simple mechanism in the human body. With its help, the femur and tibia bones are connected: large and small. The kneecap is connected to the thigh muscle by tendons. And the bony surfaces of the joints, covered with cartilage, are connected to each other by ligaments and tendons.
Menisci are crescent-shaped cartilages located between the femur and tibia. The knee joint itself is placed in the joint capsule. The cavity is filled with synovial fluid. If a person is healthy, it is thick, elastic and yellowish in color. The fluid nourishes the joints and prevents bones from rubbing against each other. With its deficiency, gliding worsens, which is why the knee hurts.
The reasons lie in the lack of load on the joint. If it is not there, the fluid goes inside the cartilage and the joints begin to atrophy. Sedentary and bedridden people ask themselves: when their knee hurts, what should they do? The answer is obvious: move, but with a reasonable load.
If your knee hurts, there can be a variety of reasons. There are more than two hundred of them. Let's look at the most common ones.
If you are jogging for the first time, it is not your joints that hurt, but your muscles. There is nothing threatening about this. And if you run constantly, your muscles are trained, but if your knees hurt after running, you need to find the causes of the pain.
Walking is accompanied by pain when the joint itself, its ligamentous or synovial apparatus is affected. The reasons may be:
A knee bruise causes redness, swelling, and pain with any movement.
If your knee is very painful and swollen, before going to the hospital you can help yourself in the following ways:
Most importantly, don't stop moving if your knee joints are injured. Even after surgery. Be proactive in rehabilitating your bad knees.
Medicinal plants have long been used to treat joint diseases. First of all, they remove toxins from the body and relieve inflammation.
Pain is a symptom of damage to the joints themselves, but this does not always occur. The main provocateurs of pain are, for example, arthrosis of the knee joint, which, if prolonged, leads to deformation and deprives the joint of mobility. It is a degenerative process of destruction of joint tissue.
In addition, a person can be affected by arthritis of the knee joint, which is an inflammatory disease and can act as an independent disease, or be a sign or complication of another disease.
Damage to the meniscus is called meniscopathy and it is characterized by sharp pain that appears after the injury, which, by the way, may be minor. If you do not attach importance to this pathology, it can become chronic and hello to deforming arthrosis.
There are also vascular pains that are not related to joint pathologies, and painful sensations are a consequence of impaired blood circulation in the vessels. This condition can accompany a person throughout his life.
In some cases, periarthritis (inflammation of the tendons of the knee joint) is observed, which manifests itself as discomfort and pain in the area of the inner side of the knee, these feelings intensify when climbing stairs and descending. Here, women who are over forty and overweight mainly suffer.
If, during movements, chronic dull pain occurs, which is more pronounced in the morning after waking up, and a crunching sound is observed in the joint, this is most likely arthrosis.
The presence of swelling in the affected area and a local increase in temperature, at which the knee feels hot, most likely indicates arthritis.
Constant or frequent aching pain, which often manifests itself as night sweats, may be a symptom of thrombosis of the leg veins. This is a rather serious pathology that can be life-threatening. If you feel such manifestations, do not hesitate to consult a doctor.
The sudden and unexpected occurrence of severe pain may indicate damage to the meniscus.
Symmetrical, noticeable pain can occur with rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, and other general diseases of the body.
If you do not treat the underlying disease, you will not be able to completely get rid of the unpleasant sensations. In other words, the first thing to do is see a doctor. He will make the correct diagnosis and prescribe a treatment regimen, which may include both treatments for the underlying disease and local symptomatic medications and painkillers. You may need physical procedures and therapeutic exercises.
Immediate consultation with a doctor is necessary if there is sudden sudden pain in the knee joint, when it is impossible to step on your leg, pain after an injury, when there is deformation of the knee, as well as any discomfort in the knee, which is accompanied by an increase in body temperature.
Warming compresses and ointments can have a good pain-relieving effect; many of them can be prepared at home.
For example, you can mix a teaspoon of salt and soda and add seven drops of iodine to this powder. Apply the resulting mixture to your knees, but first steam them in any known way. Next, you should wrap your feet for a quarter of an hour. At the end of the procedure, rinse the mixture with water and lubricate the problem areas with vitamin cream. The positive effect can be felt after the fifth procedure.
Mix one hundred grams of camphor oil and dry mustard, add two beaten egg whites to the mixture. This remedy should be applied to the sore spot before bed, and the knees should also be wrapped in a woolen cloth. The course lasts until the discomfort stops.
A tincture of hot pepper is also used, the pods of which are crushed and placed in a container to half. The container is topped up with alcohol or vodka and left for a week. It makes a wonderful rub.
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Hello! Tell me whether the massive growth of Staphylococcus aureus (sensitive to penicillin) in the tonsils can affect joints, pain in the knee and sometimes flying pain in the arms and legs. They were sown twice, 10 days after treatment with the tonsillor apparatus, with an interval of half a year. Thank you in advance!
Hello. My mother is 80 years old. I have never been sick with anything, but recently she began to fall. She feels as if the knee on her right leg has “gone” and she is falling. Absolutely nothing hurts, no pain of any kind. Or there is a feeling that the muscle has atrophied. Now she is afraid to step on her right foot, and the other day her left one “gave.” We took tests. Blood and stuff like that of a young woman. What could it be? X-rays haven't been done yet, though.
Two tumors have simultaneously formed under both knees, they are gradually increasing in size, as well as a small swelling under my left knee. Today I saw a surgeon, he suggested a lipoma. Is it possible for a lipoma to occur simultaneously on both limbs at the same time? I saw a rheumatologist earlier, rheumatism was ruled out. X-rays showed grade I-II gonarthrosis. The tumors are not inflamed, painless, they just increase in size and that’s all. The only thing that worries me is the pain under the left.
Hello! Yesterday afternoon I made a second injection of Fermatron + into the knee joint. By nightfall there was pain in my leg, it became impossible to bend and step on it. At night the temperature rose to 37.5. In the morning there is no fever, the pain has not gone away, I use Mataren+ cream, the cyst under the knee has grown a little. Question: should I visit a doctor now or can I wait for a little improvement? The injection was done by an orthopedic doctor at the clinic, and sanitation was maintained.
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