Knee Pain
| Knee Pain |
Are your knees "locking"? Are you having knee pain climbing stairs?
Maybe it's your footwear...
Knee pain can affect people of all ages. The condition ranges from sports-related injuries to mechanical problems and various types of arthritis. A knee injury can affect any of the ligaments, tendons or fluid-filled sacs (bursae) that surround your knee joint, as well as the bones, cartilage and ligaments that form the joint itself. We often see patients with chronic knee pain that leads to low back pain and vice versa. Some of the more common knee injuries include:
● Torn meniscus. The meniscus is made of tough, rubbery cartilage and acts as a shock absorber between your upper leg and lower leg. It can be torn or cracked if you suddenly twist your knee while bearing weight on it.
● Knee bursitis. Some knee injuries cause inflammation in the bursae, the small sacs of fluid that cushion the outside of your knee joint so that tendons and ligaments glide smoothly over the joint.
● Patellar tendinitis. Tendinitis is irritation and inflammation of one or more tendons — the thick, fibrous cords that attach muscles to bones. Runners, skiers and cyclists are prone to develop inflammation in the patellar tendon, which connects the quadriceps muscle on the front of the thigh to the shinbone.
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