A person is subjected to very heavy loads throughout the day, especially on the legs and spine, which leads to various diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Many people are tormented by the question of why their knees hurt. And there are many reasons.
causes of pain
There is more than one medical condition that causes knee pain. All of them can be divided into several groups.
Arthritis and bursitis
When a person has arthritis, their knees enlarge, a crunch is heard when the leg is bent. With such a pathology, the patient often feels uncomfortable, and sometimes the body temperature can rise. But with bursitis, a lot of fluid is deposited in the knee joint, causing the knee to round. Both diseases are inflammatory and occur because an infection enters the joint.
arthrosis
After this disease, bone tissue is destroyed, growths appear. The joint recovers during treatment, but if a person continues to put weight on it, it will collapse again. The knees hurt when bending and also when walking. You should not start the disease, because in the future it will be difficult to walk down and up the stairs, and your knees will hurt even at rest.
Various injuries
In this case, a visit to the doctor is mandatory, since he must make a diagnosis, and then decide what measures to take to treat it.
Why do pregnant knees hurt?
Pregnant women often have sore legs, and all due to the fact that the body is under a lot of stress from the fetus she is carrying. Also, the weight of the liquid that is near it is added to its weight, and the uterus becomes larger. In the last months of pregnancy, many women gain weight, which puts strain on the legs and prevents the knee joints from functioning normally.
In addition, at the end of pregnancy, the body produces particularly large amounts of substances that can soften the ligaments near the joints. With their help, this substance first affects the pelvic ligaments, but also other joints. It doesn't bypass the knee.
A pregnant woman can experience pain even at night while sleeping, although the joints are in a calm state. But when childbirth occurs, the young mother loses weight, and excess water also comes out, which contributes to the normalization of the joints in the knee, the legs no longer hurt.
Causes of pain in sports
There are sports that put a lot of strain on the legs. For example these:
- Soccer;
- Volleyball;
- tennis and others.
All people who practice such sports are constantly heavily loaded on the knee joint. In order for it to function normally, a special liquid is produced. But if there is a strong load, then its amount is no longer enough. After that, the surface of the joints begins to rub against each other.
Therefore, people who practice such sports are constantly putting their joints at risk. The knee joints gradually lose their elasticity. You need to play sports, but it's worth considering what kind of load falls on your legs. Athletes often feel sore after running. In this case, you need to contact a specialist, as damage and complications can occur.
Legs can hurt especially often after running, and there are many reasons for this. Namely:
- with a sharp movement, as well as the wrong position of the foot;
- after dislocations;
- after a ligament tear, the legs also hurt and the tear can happen while running;
- after a violation of the normal functioning of the vessels, such a problem is especially common in adolescents;
- with various pathologies.
Causes of pain in children
Most often, the child has problems with the joints, as they are very active and often get injured. After that, the child immediately develops swelling, as well as scratches and hematomas.
Sometimes a child will have knee pain after a sore throat, bronchitis, or some other bacterial condition, which means it may be infectious arthritis, where there may be a temperature and there may also be a slight feeling of fatigue.
There is also rheumatoid arthritis, which also affects the condition of the knee in a child. It also affects the elbows and fingers, which gradually begin to become inflamed.
Treatment and prevention of the disease
There are many reasons for the appearance of pain in the legs. Sometimes there is pain above the knee, which also indicates other pathologies. Therefore, as soon as at least some discomfort appears, you should seek help from a specialist. With the help of diagnostics, he can determine the reason for the pain in the legs. Treatment should eliminate the inflammation. A person who has pain in the knees is recommended:
- reduce the load on the joint;
- it is best for a woman to refuse heels, because through them body weight increases pressure on certain joints;
- sometimes it is better to use a cast to keep the joint immobile;
- apply drugs (it can be both tablets and ointments) containing chondroprotectors that help improve the joints;
- it is worth taking painkillers so that the pain subsides;
- anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs will be useful;
- there are various procedures that help with joint problems;
- You need to do therapeutic exercises, the "bicycle" exercise is considered especially useful.
- There is also surgery, which is only used when conventional treatment is not enough.
There are also various folk remedies that help combat knee pain.
Knee pain can therefore occur at any time. There are many reasons that can affect this. The most important thing is to start treatment on time and correctly determine the cause of pain. A specialist can help with this, so you should contact them immediately.