During the whole day, a person receives a very large load precisely on the legs and spine, and this causes various diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Many people are worried about the question of why my knees hurt. And there are many reasons.
Causes of pain
There is more than one disease that causes knee pain. All of them can be divided into several groups.
Arthritis and bursitis
When a person has arthritis, their knees become bigger, and when they bend their legs, they feel a cramp. Often the patient with such a pathology feels bad and sometimes the body temperature may rise. But with bursitis, a lot of fluid accumulates in the knee joint, so the knee becomes rounded. Both diseases are inflammatory and occur because the infection enters the joint.
arthrosis
After this disease, bone tissue is destroyed, formations appear. The joint heals during treatment, but when the person continues to put weight on it, it breaks down again. My knees hurt when I bend and also when I walk. You should not start the disease, because in the future it will be difficult for you to go up and down the stairs, and even when you are resting, your knees will hurt.
Various types of injuries
In this case, it is mandatory to visit a doctor, because he must make a diagnosis, and then decide what measures to take for treatment.
Why do pregnant knees hurt?
Often, pregnant women have pain in their legs, and this is all due to the fact that the body receives a large load due to the fetus that it carries. In addition, the weight of the fluid near it adds to its weight and the uterus becomes larger. In the last months of pregnancy, many women gain weight, from which the load is taken by the legs and the knee joints cease to function normally.
In addition, at the end of pregnancy, the body produces a special abundance of substances that can soften the ligaments near the joints. With their help, the pelvic ligaments are the first to be affected by this substance, but it also affects other joints. It does not bypass the knee.
A pregnant woman may even feel pain during sleep at night, despite the fact that the joints are in a calm state. But, when childbirth occurs, the young mother loses weight, and excess water comes out, which helps to normalize the knee joints, your legs no longer hurt.
Causes of pain during sports
There is a sport where there is a lot of load on the legs. For example, these:
- football;
- volley ball;
- Tennis and others.
All people who play such sports all the time experience a lot of stress on the knee. In order for it to work normally, a special liquid is produced. But when there is a strong load, then its quantity is not enough. After that, the surfaces of the joints begin to rub against each other.
Thus, people who play such sports are constantly putting their funds at risk. Knee joints gradually lose elasticity. You should go in for sports, but it's worth looking at what load falls on your legs. Athletes often feel pain after running. In this case, you should contact a specialist, because there may be some damage, as well as complications.
Especially often after running, the legs can hurt, and there are many reasons for this. In particular:
- with a sharp movement, as well as with the wrong position of the leg;
- after dislocations;
- After tearing the ligaments, the legs also hurt, and the rupture can occur during running;
- After a violation of the normal functioning of the vessels, such a problem is especially often suffered by adults;
- with various pathologies.
Causes of pain in children
Most often, the child has problems with the joints because they are very active, they often get injured. After that, the child immediately develops swelling, as well as scratches and hematomas.
Sometimes a child has knee pain after a sore throat, bronchitis, or other bacterial illness, which means it could be infectious arthritis, from which a temperature may appear and also feel a little tired.
There is also rheumatoid arthritis, which also affects the condition of the child's knee. It also affects the elbows and fingers, which start to become inflamed one by one.
Disease treatment and prevention
There are many reasons for leg pain. Sometimes there are pains above the knee, which indicate other pathologies. Therefore, as soon as there is any complaint, you should contact a specialist. With the help of diagnostics, he will be able to determine the cause of leg pain. Treatment should relieve inflammation. A person with knee pain is recommended to:
- reduce the load on the joint;
- It is better for a woman to give up heels, because because of them, the weight of the body increases the pressure on specific joints;
- Sometimes it is better to use casts to keep the joint immobile;
- use medicines (these can be tablets and ointments) that contain chondroprotectors that help improve joints;
- It is worth taking painkillers to reduce the pain;
- Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs will be useful;
- There are many different procedures that can help with joint problems;
- You should do therapeutic exercises, especially useful is the "bicycle" exercise;
- There is also surgery, which is used only when conventional treatment fails.
There are also various folk remedies that help with knee pain.
So, knee pain can occur at any time. There are many reasons that can affect this. The main thing is to start the treatment on time, as well as to correctly determine the cause of the pain. A specialist can help you with this, so you should contact him immediately.