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Chronic Knee Pain - Causes, Treatment and Prevention
If you are unfortunate enough to suffer from chronic knee pain you can take solace in the fact that you are not alone as this is a problem that affects thousands of people worldwide.
Chronic knee pain refers to pain that develops and worsens over time. There are various causes of chronic knee pain and the older one gets the greater the chances of developing any of these knee problems. The causes of chronic knee pain can usually be attributed to two things excessive tension/strain on the knees and diseases. To understand the causes of chronic knee pain one must first have a basic knowledge of the structure of the knee.
This may not be the way your doctor may describe it, but to be honest I don't understand half the terms my doctor uses anyway, so here it is in layman terms; the knee is a body joint made up of bones, tendons, ligaments, thickened cartilage referred to as meniscus and fluid filled sacs known as bursae. Serious damage to any of the aforementioned structures can result in chronic knee pain.
The most common knee injuries that results from applying too much tension/straining on the knees include ligament injury, Meniscus tear and tendinitis. Knee ligament injury and tendonitis can more often than not be treated by resting the joint, ,applying ice packs and natural anti inflammatory medicine. A knee meniscus tear is a more serious issue but usually responds to knee therapy and and surgery is often avoided. The most common disease that results in chronic knee problems is common arthritis called (osteoarthritis) and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis results in severe inflammation. Knee arthritis is not as inflammatory but causes the knee cartilage to degenerate.
Knee Pain Prevention Try and control your body weight as the more weight the knee has to support the greater the tension. When taking on new activity do so in small gradually progressive step, for example if one is thinking of taking up jogging, try power walking then slowly ease into jogging Wearing footwear that is comfortable and offer some leg support especially when doing physical activities that requires extensive periods standing. Having chronic knee problems can greatly affect one's quality of life as it can often deprive us of the simple every day things we find joy in like playing with one's children and grandchildren; however with the power of knowledge we can learn to control this problem and slowly take back our lives one step at a time.
