A person receives a very large load throughout the day precisely on the legs and spine, which causes 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 suffers from arthritis, his knees become bigger, a creak is heard when the leg is bent. Often with such a pathology, the patient does not feel well, and sometimes the body temperature may rise. But with bursitis, a lot of fluid gets deposited in the knee joint, so the knee becomes round. Both diseases are inflammatory and occur as 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 load it, it collapses again. The 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.
Miscellaneous injuries
In this case, there is a mandatory visit to the doctor, because he needs to make a diagnosis, and then decide what measures to take for treatment.
Why do pregnant woman's 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 she is carrying. In addition, the weight of the liquid that is near it adds to its weight and the uterus becomes larger. In the last months of pregnancy, many women gain weight, the load of which is on the legs, and the knee joints cease to function normally.
In addition, at the end of pregnancy, the body produces especially abundant substances, which can soften the ligaments near the joints. With their help, the first affected by this substance are the pelvic ligaments, but it also affects other joints. It does not go around the knee.
A pregnant woman may experience pain even at night when sleeping, 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 where there is a large load on the legs. For example, these:
- Soccer;
- volleyball;
- tennis and others.
All people who participate in such 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, then its quantity is no longer enough. After that, the surface of the joints begins to rub against each other.
Thus, people who engage in such 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 hurt after running. In this case, you need to contact a specialist, as there may be damage, as well as complications.
Especially often the legs can hurt after running, and there are a lot of reasons for this. To know:
- with a sudden 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 while running;
- after a violation of the normal functioning of the vessels, such a teenage problem is especially often affected;
- with various pathologies.
Causes of pain in children
Most often, the child has joint problems due to the fact that he is very active and frequently injures himself. After that, the child immediately develops swelling, as well as scratches and bruises.
Sometimes a child, having had a sore throat, bronchitis or other bacterial disease, has pain in the knee, 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 begin to inflame one by one.
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 indicates other pathologies. Therefore, as soon as there are at least a few complaints, you should seek help from a specialist. With the help of diagnostics, he will be able to determine the reason why the legs hurt. Treatment should eliminate 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 body weight increases pressure on specific joints;
- sometimes it is better to use a cast to keep the joint immobile;
- apply drugs (it can be both tablets and ointments) containing chondroprotectors that help improve the joints;
- it is worth taking painkillers so that the pain goes away;
- anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs will be useful;
- there are a number of different procedures that help with joint problems;
- you need to do therapeutic exercises, the "bicycle" exercise is considered especially useful;
- there is also surgery, which is used only when conventional treatment cannot cope.
There are also various folk remedies that help with knee pain.
Thus, knee pain can occur at any time. Many reasons can affect this. The most important thing is to start treatment in time, as well as to correctly determine the cause of the pain. A specialist can help you, so you should contact him immediately.