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What's Causing Your Knee Pain?

The knee is a complex joint, in the United States, knee pain is responsible for about 1/3 of all doctor’s visits for muscle and bone pain. Some of the most common reasons for knee pain are swollen or torn ligaments, meniscus (cartilage) tears, and runner’s knee. If an old knee injury was not properly treated, it may keep causing occasional or constant knee pain.

The symptoms vary depending on your specific knee injury. 

Things to look out for are:

If you have either of these symptoms, see your doctor. Together, you can figure out the cause. To diagnose what’s causing your knee pain, your doctor will need to do a thorough exam. You may need X-rays, MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), or MR arthrogram, a special type of MRI in which a dye is injected into the knee to see more detail of the joint.

Treatment for knee pain depends on your specific injury. Mild to moderate injuries that cause knee pain will often heal on their own, given time. To speed the healing, you can:

Recovery time from knee pain depends on your specific injury. Further, people heal at different rates. While you get better, ask your doctor if you should take up a new activity that won’t aggravate your knee pain. Whatever you do, don’t rush things. Do not try to return to your old level of physical activity until:

If you start using your knee before it’s healed, you could cause permanent damage. Knee pain can be hard to prevent since it’s often caused by an accident. But there are still some precautions you can take to reduce the risk of a knee injury:

Knee Exercises

For information regarding knee strengthening, contact your local physical therapist at Reddy Care Physical Therapy for guidance and exercise prescription. Our highly trained physical therapists can help develop a program for you.

 

 

For more information: 
https://www.reddycare.net/services/knee-pain

 

 

 

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