Common Causes of Knee Pain

<p>Some of the common causes of knee pain are as below:</p><p>Overuse or misuse:<br> The Knee joint is one of the top 2 most moved joints of the body. It rotates, flexes and bends thus providing locomotion to the whole body. Like any other machine, it is important that the knee be also used in moderation and as required. Excessive use of the knee joint like in cross country running or jogging, or sudden spurts of gym running could spur instances of knee pain. This is because the knee joint also has its own capacity of functioning and any sudden and unwarranted spike in its utilization could lead to injury and pain.</p><p>Knee Injuries: <br>sometimes there could be accidents when a person topples over or hits the knee against an object like a chair or a desk. In such cases the knee joint could suffer damage or perhaps the cartilage covering the parts of the joint could be harmed. Such injury would obviously lead to manifestations of knee pain which could be acute. It makes sense to be careful while walking, jogging or running as carelessness could be the harbinger of knee injury and consequent high level of pain.</p><p>Arthritis: <br>Among the aged, arthritis is the single most common cause of knee pain. In medical terms this is referred to as osteoarthritis and is caused by the gradual degeneration of the cartilage of the knee joint. The cartilage of the knee acts as a buffer or a cushion between the femur, tibia and the capella (knee cap). Any degeneration of the cartilage would lead to knee pain. The cartilage is composed of watery as well as protein components. With age, the protein composition gets eroded, leading to a greater proportion of the water content in the cartilage. This is osteoarthritis and gets amply felt by pain in the knees.</p><p>Inflammation: <br>In some other cases, the knee joint could also get inflamed in which there is swelling in the joint, leading to pain.</p>