A person receives a very large load throughout the day precisely on the legs and spine, and this causes various diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Many people are plagued by the question of why their 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 get bigger, a noise is heard when the leg is bent. Often with this pathology, the patient feels unwell, and sometimes the body temperature can rise. But with bursitis, a lot of fluid is deposited in the knee joint, so the knee becomes rounded. Both diseases are inflammatory and appear due to the fact that an infection enters the joint.
osteoarthritis
After this disease, bone tissue is destroyed, growths appear. The joint is restored during treatment, but when a person continues to carry it, it collapses again. Knees hurt when they are bent and also when walking. You should not start the disease, because in the future it will be difficult to go up and down the stairs, and your knees will hurt even at rest.
various injuries
In this case, there is a mandatory visit to the doctor, as he must make a diagnosis and then decide what measures to take for treatment.
Why do pregnant knees hurt?
Often, pregnant women have sore legs, and this is all due to the fact that the body receives a great load due to the fetus she carries. Also, the weight of the fluid that is close to it adds to its weight and the uterus gets bigger. In the last months of pregnancy, many women gain weight, from which the legs take the load, and the knee joints stop working normally.
Also, towards the end of pregnancy, the body produces substances in particular abundance, which can soften the ligaments near the joints. With their help, the first to be affected by this substance are the pelvic ligaments, but it also affects other joints. It doesn't go past the knee.
A pregnant woman can feel pain even at night when she sleeps, despite the joints being in a calm state. But when childbirth takes place, the young mother loses weight, and excess water also comes out, which contributes to the normalization of the knee joints, the legs no longer hurt.
Causes of pain during sport
There are sports where there is a great load on the legs. For example these:
- football;
- volleyball;
- tennis and others.
All people who play these sports constantly experience a lot of stress on the knee joint. In order for it to work normally, a special fluid is produced. But when there is a strong load, its quantity is no longer enough. After that, the surface of the joints begins to rub against each other.
Thus, people who play such sports are constantly putting their joints at risk. Knee joints gradually lose their elasticity. You need to play sports, but it is worth reconsidering what kind of load falls on the legs. Athletes often feel sore after running. In this case, you need to contact a specialist as there may be some damage as well as complications.
Especially often the legs can hurt after running, and there are many reasons for this. Namely:
- with a sudden movement, as well as the wrong position of the foot;
- after dislocations;
- after tearing the ligaments, the legs also hurt, and the tear can happen while running;
- after a violation of the normal functioning of the vessels, this problem of teenagers is especially affected;
- with different pathologies.
Causes of pain in children
Most of the time, the child has joint problems due to the fact that they are very active, they suffer frequent injuries. After that, the child immediately develops swelling, scratching and bruising.
Sometimes a child, after having a sore throat, bronchitis or other bacterial disease, has knee pain, which means that it may be infectious arthritis, from which a temperature may appear, and a slight fatigue is also felt.
There is also rheumatoid arthritis which also affects the condition of the knee in a child. It also affects the elbows and fingers, which one by one start to become inflamed.
Disease treatment and prevention
There are many reasons for the appearance of leg pain. Sometimes there is pain above the knee, which also indicates other pathologies. Therefore, as soon as there are at least a few complaints, you should seek help from an expert. With the help of the diagnosis, he will be able to determine the reason why the legs hurt. Treatment should remove the inflammation. A person who has knee pain is recommended:
- reduce the load on the joint;
- it is better for a woman to refuse heels, because because of them, the body weight increases the pressure on specific joints;
- sometimes it is better to use a cast to keep the joint still;
- apply medications (can be pills and ointments) that contain chondroprotectors that help improve joints;
- it is worth taking painkillers so that the pain subsides;
- anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs will be useful;
- there are several different procedures that help with joint problems;
- you need to do therapeutic exercises, "bicycle" exercise is considered especially useful;
- there is also surgery, which is used only when conventional treatment fails.
There are also several folk remedies that help fight knee pain.
So, knee pain can occur at any time. There are many reasons that can affect this. The most important thing is to start treatment on time, as well as correctly determine the cause of the pain. An expert can help with this, so you should contact him immediately.