A person receives a very large load during the day right on the legs and spine, and this provokes various diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Many people are tormented 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, his knees get bigger, a crunch is heard when the leg is bent. Often with such a pathology, the patient does not feel well, and sometimes the body temperature can rise. But with bursitis, a lot of fluid settles 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.
Arthrosis
After this disease, the bone tissue is destroyed, growths appear. The joint is restored during treatment, but when a person continues to load it, it collapses again. Knees hurt when bent and also when walking. You should not start the disease, because in the future it will be difficult to go down and up 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 Knees In Pregnancy Hurt?
Often pregnant women have sore legs and all due to the fact that the body receives a large load due to the fetus it carries. Also, the weight of the fluid that is close to him is added to his weight and the uterus becomes larger. In the last months of pregnancy, many women gain weight, from which it is the legs that receive the load, and the knee joints stop working normally.
In addition, at 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 does not bypass the knee.
A pregnant woman may experience pain even at night when she sleeps, despite the fact that the joints are 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 sports
There are sports in which there is a large load on the legs. For example, these:
- soccer;
- 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 sufficient. Subsequently, the surface of the joints begins to rub against each other.
Therefore, people who play these sports constantly put their joints at risk. The 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 bad after running. In this case, it is necessary to contact a specialist, as there may be damage and complications.
Especially often the legs can hurt after running, and there are many reasons for this. That means:
- with a sharp movement, as well as the wrong position of the foot;
- after dislocations;
- after a rupture of the ligaments, the legs also hurt, and the rupture can occur when running;
- after a violation of the normal functioning of the vessels, such a problem of adolescents is especially often affected;
- with various pathologies.
Causes of pain in children
Most often, the child has joint problems due to the fact that they are very active, they suffer frequent injuries. Subsequently, the child immediately develops swelling, scratching and bruising.
Sometimes a child, after having a sore throat, bronchitis or another bacterial disease, has pain in the knee, which means that it can be infectious arthritis, from which a temperature can appear, and also a slight fatigue is 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 begin to become inflamed one after another.
Disease treatment and prevention
There are many reasons for the appearance of pain in the legs. Sometimes there are pains above the knee, which also indicate other pathologies. Therefore, as soon as there are at least some complaints, you should seek the help of a specialist. With the help of diagnostics, he will be able to determine 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 due to them body weight increases the pressure on specific joints;
- sometimes it is best to use a cast to keep the joint motionless;
- apply drugs (it can be both tablets and ointments) that contain chondroprotectors that help improve the joints;
- it is worth taking painkillers so that the pain subsides;
- anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs will be useful;
- there are a number of different procedures that help with joint problems;
- you have to do therapeutic exercises, the "bicycle" exercise is considered particularly useful;
- there is also surgery, which is used only when conventional treatment cannot cope.
There are also various folk remedies that help combat knee pain.
Hence, 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 and correctly determine the cause of the pain. A specialist can help you with this, so you should contact him immediately.