Report on 4 Common Causes of Knee Pain by Personal Training Rochester NY
Posted by Victoria Isabel on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Under: Injuries
These are four common reasons for knee pain and things you need to take into consideration if you ever experience pain behind the knee:
1. Possibility of Arthritis
This is probably the most common reason for knee distress. As a matter of fact, anyone over the age of 65 has a one in two chance of having knee arthritis.
The pain associated with arthritis is usually a dull twinge that from time to time becomes sharp through brusque or abrupt movements. The pain is prevalently detected over your joint line where the tibia meets the femur and at the anterior of the knee. Mild and occasionally severe swelling is also associated with this type of pain. The pain turns worse when you get out of a car or get up from a sitting position. It is also gets worse with any sustained standing or hiking.
Patients often complain of knee grinding, and occasional popping when the knee may catch on the rough uneven surfaces of the cartilage.
The pain usually gets better with some applied heat (or ice), rest, pain medication or knee wraps.
2. Minor Tearing of the Cartilage Surface
Normally a torn meniscus causes a torn knee cartilage. These small, C-shaped pieces of cartilage act as a cushion between the tibia (shinbone) and the thighbone (femur). There is one on the inside of the knee (medial meniscus) and one on the outer (lateral meniscus). Meniscus tears are sometimes the result of decelerating, rotating, twisting, or a rapid impact of the knees. Various manual tests by a physician can be performed to detect a torn cartilage.
See the end of this article for treatment recommendations. Tears, if minor, require no surgical operation. They generally heal on their own depending on the period allowed for healing and on condition that the activity which aggravates it is avoided.
3. The Baker's Cyst
A Baker's cyst or Popliteal cysts is swelling caused by fluid buildup from the knee joint projecting to the back of the knee. This liquid pushes out the most delicate part of your joint capsule adjoining the knee. A cyst, therefore, forms at the back portion of your knee capsule.
Your kneecap has a valve at your joint capsule tissue. Occasionally, this valve can become clogged and the fluid is entrapped in the kneecap. Hence, even when the injury has decreased, the swelling at the back of your knee continues. The pain is typically described as dull and aching. The pain worsens with continuous standing or walking.
Rest, elevation and taking pain medication can ease the pain. Lots of people agree that when it comes to knee aches and pains, the best plan of action is to control the pain, avoid exacerbating the injury, and rehabilitating the joint.
4. Knee Pain through Chondromalacia
The softening and weakening of the underside of the kneecap is called chondromalacia. In many young athletes, this is usually an injury caused by trauma, overuse and faulty knee joint alignment, or muscle imbalance. Thus, resulting in friction and abrasion beneath the kneecap. The outcome is damage to the surface of the cartilage. Any agitation causes a dull pain around or below the kneecap and worsens when walking uphill, climbing stairs or performing other any weight bearing activity.
Pain Control:
Cryotheraphy, which involves laying ice on the area for about 5 minutes at a time, help in reducing the anguish. Stop applying ice if a burning feeling is felt. A heating pad on a lower setting for 10-20 may also help reduce the pain. Alternative methods include creams that create a heating sensation such as AST BioFreeze gel or Icy-Hot.
A comfortable knee brace can render some necessary relief and stability to the region, thereby reducing the pressure on the knees. There are several knee braces available at most pharmaceutical stores that could be worn during mild physical activity or at any time when the affected area becomes bothersome.
Avoid Some Activities:
Simply avoid the activities that aggravate the pain and take part in ones that seem to aid it. Make a list of activities that hurt and a listing of activities that do not hurt. Go over the list to see what will be helpful in determining what makes the pain sensation worse. Avoid activities that continue to make the anguish worse. Remember that pain is a warning that something is not quite right.
Rehabilitate:
Talk to a doctor before planning a course of action to rehabilitate the knee. Your physician may also refer you to a physical therapist who can design an exercise program for you to follow. The therapist should have the needed equipment to keep the prescribed exercises under control.
Pain behind the knee is a very common sports injury. By taking precautions when engaging in your favorite physical activity and understanding what might cause the pain, will allow for a pain-free lifetime of physical activity.
Rochester NY Sports gym, Lose Belly Fat Programs and Rochester NY Health Clubs devote their services to keeping their members trim, fit and healthy.
Our Personal Training Center in Greece, NY carries a huge repertoire of fitness classes including Zumba, trubo-kickboxing, interval training, dance fitness, step aerobics, high and low impact aerobics and Pilates.
1. Possibility of Arthritis
This is probably the most common reason for knee distress. As a matter of fact, anyone over the age of 65 has a one in two chance of having knee arthritis.
The pain associated with arthritis is usually a dull twinge that from time to time becomes sharp through brusque or abrupt movements. The pain is prevalently detected over your joint line where the tibia meets the femur and at the anterior of the knee. Mild and occasionally severe swelling is also associated with this type of pain. The pain turns worse when you get out of a car or get up from a sitting position. It is also gets worse with any sustained standing or hiking.
Patients often complain of knee grinding, and occasional popping when the knee may catch on the rough uneven surfaces of the cartilage.
The pain usually gets better with some applied heat (or ice), rest, pain medication or knee wraps.
2. Minor Tearing of the Cartilage Surface
Normally a torn meniscus causes a torn knee cartilage. These small, C-shaped pieces of cartilage act as a cushion between the tibia (shinbone) and the thighbone (femur). There is one on the inside of the knee (medial meniscus) and one on the outer (lateral meniscus). Meniscus tears are sometimes the result of decelerating, rotating, twisting, or a rapid impact of the knees. Various manual tests by a physician can be performed to detect a torn cartilage.
See the end of this article for treatment recommendations. Tears, if minor, require no surgical operation. They generally heal on their own depending on the period allowed for healing and on condition that the activity which aggravates it is avoided.
3. The Baker's Cyst
A Baker's cyst or Popliteal cysts is swelling caused by fluid buildup from the knee joint projecting to the back of the knee. This liquid pushes out the most delicate part of your joint capsule adjoining the knee. A cyst, therefore, forms at the back portion of your knee capsule.
Your kneecap has a valve at your joint capsule tissue. Occasionally, this valve can become clogged and the fluid is entrapped in the kneecap. Hence, even when the injury has decreased, the swelling at the back of your knee continues. The pain is typically described as dull and aching. The pain worsens with continuous standing or walking.
Rest, elevation and taking pain medication can ease the pain. Lots of people agree that when it comes to knee aches and pains, the best plan of action is to control the pain, avoid exacerbating the injury, and rehabilitating the joint.
4. Knee Pain through Chondromalacia
The softening and weakening of the underside of the kneecap is called chondromalacia. In many young athletes, this is usually an injury caused by trauma, overuse and faulty knee joint alignment, or muscle imbalance. Thus, resulting in friction and abrasion beneath the kneecap. The outcome is damage to the surface of the cartilage. Any agitation causes a dull pain around or below the kneecap and worsens when walking uphill, climbing stairs or performing other any weight bearing activity.
Pain Control:
Cryotheraphy, which involves laying ice on the area for about 5 minutes at a time, help in reducing the anguish. Stop applying ice if a burning feeling is felt. A heating pad on a lower setting for 10-20 may also help reduce the pain. Alternative methods include creams that create a heating sensation such as AST BioFreeze gel or Icy-Hot.
A comfortable knee brace can render some necessary relief and stability to the region, thereby reducing the pressure on the knees. There are several knee braces available at most pharmaceutical stores that could be worn during mild physical activity or at any time when the affected area becomes bothersome.
Avoid Some Activities:
Simply avoid the activities that aggravate the pain and take part in ones that seem to aid it. Make a list of activities that hurt and a listing of activities that do not hurt. Go over the list to see what will be helpful in determining what makes the pain sensation worse. Avoid activities that continue to make the anguish worse. Remember that pain is a warning that something is not quite right.
Rehabilitate:
Talk to a doctor before planning a course of action to rehabilitate the knee. Your physician may also refer you to a physical therapist who can design an exercise program for you to follow. The therapist should have the needed equipment to keep the prescribed exercises under control.
Pain behind the knee is a very common sports injury. By taking precautions when engaging in your favorite physical activity and understanding what might cause the pain, will allow for a pain-free lifetime of physical activity.
Rochester NY Sports gym, Lose Belly Fat Programs and Rochester NY Health Clubs devote their services to keeping their members trim, fit and healthy.
Our Personal Training Center in Greece, NY carries a huge repertoire of fitness classes including Zumba, trubo-kickboxing, interval training, dance fitness, step aerobics, high and low impact aerobics and Pilates.
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