The knee is hurt? The most common causes and treatments

Agree that the picture when an elderly person walks holding on to a wand will not surprise anyone. Everyone understands that time does not add ease to a walk. But sometimes there are aching pains in the knees of very young people. This can signal serious health problems. And then many, being at the doctor’s office, answer the question about specific complaints: “My knee constantly hurts.” How to determine the cause and make an accurate diagnosis? Is a complete cure possible without complications and consequences? This and much more will be discussed in the article.

Does your knee hurt? For an accurate diagnosis, go through a complete examination

Of course, there is no single way to treat all diseases of this joint. Only after making an accurate diagnosis will the doctor be able to prescribe rehabilitation measures appropriate for each particular case. And for this, the patient needs to undergo a full examination, which may consist of:

• X-ray
• arthroscopy (examination with an arthroscope of the inner surface of the joint);
• MRI (magnetic resonance imaging);
• CT (computed tomography).

Of particular importance is the timeliness and speed of completing the above procedures for injuries of the knee joint. In no case should you self-medicate in such situations using advertised drugs. This can only aggravate the situation in which the disease takes on a chronic form. Irreversible effects may occur, requiring surgical intervention.

Why does the knee hurt? Most common causes

Injuries

• Meniscus damage. It occurs during a sharp, awkward U-turn, expressed in the separation of parts of the rounded cartilage.
• Injury. It is associated with mechanical stress. It is accompanied by severe swelling of nearby tissues.
• Ligament rupture. Occurs after an unsuccessful fall.
• Dislocation of the patella. Injury is most common for athletes and dancers. Often the patella sets itself, but in case of damage, the displacement can periodically spontaneously repeat.

Inflammatory diseases

• Synovitis. Fluid accumulates in the internal cavity of the joint, causing inflammation. Any foot movement becomes very difficult. If the disease is started, there is a danger of its transition into deforming arthrosis.
• Bursitis. The bag surrounding the joint swells and becomes inflamed, there is a focal increase in temperature. In the absence of timely treatment, the muscles surrounding the affected area atrophy.

Deforming diseases

• Arthrosis Constant acute pain in the knees leads to a gradual deformation of the joints.
• Arthritis. Typically, both knees are affected simultaneously. They blush and swell. There is a destruction of the internal cartilage, passing into deformation.

What to do if a knee hurts? Treatment options

The measures prescribed by the rheumatologist can consist of both surgical intervention (reduction of the joint, application of a plaster cast, injections into the affected area, etc.), and can be of a conservative nature (taking herbal infusions externally and internally, medication, etc.). The most important thing is to seek help from a specialist in a timely manner at the first problems with your legs!