A person receives a very large load throughout the day precisely on the legs and back, and this causes various diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Many people are troubled 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 become larger, a crackling sound 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, too much 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.
arthrosis
After this disease, bone tissue is destroyed, growths appear. This 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, a visit to the doctor is mandatory, as he must make a diagnosis, and then decide what measures he will take for treatment.
Why do pregnant knees hurt?
Often, pregnant women have sore feet, and all due to the fact that the body receives a large load due to the fetus that she carries. In addition, the weight of the liquid next to it is added to its weight and the uterus becomes larger. In the last months of pregnancy, many women gain weight, from which the legs take the load and the knee joints stop functioning normally.
In addition, at the end of pregnancy, the body produces substances in special abundance, which 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 can feel pain even at night when she sleeps, despite the fact that the joints are in a calm state. But when the birth takes place, the new 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 feet. For example, these:
- football;
- volleyball;
- tennis and others.
All people who engage in such sports constantly have a lot of stress on the knee joint. In order for it to function 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 are constantly at risk of their joints. Knee joints gradually lose their elasticity. You need to do sports, but it is worth reviewing what kind of load falls on the feet. Athletes often feel pain after running. In this case, you should 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 sharp movement, as well as the wrong position of the leg;
- after dislocations;
- after a ligament rupture, the legs also hurt, and the rupture can occur while running;
- after a violation of the normal functioning of the vessels, such a problem of teenagers is especially often affected;
- with different pathologies.
Causes of pain in children
Most often, the child has some problem with the joints due to the fact that they are very active, they get frequent injuries. After that, the child immediately develops swelling, as well as scratches and hematomas.
Sometimes a child, after having a sore throat, bronchitis or some other bacterial disease, has knee pain, which means that it may be infectious arthritis, from which a fever 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 start to become inflamed one by one.
Disease treatment and prevention
There are many reasons for 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 a specialist. With the help of diagnostics, he will be able to determine the reason why the legs hurt. Treatment should remove the inflammation. A person with knee pain is recommended to:
- reduce the load on the joints;
- it is better for a woman to refuse heels, because because of them, the weight of the body increases the pressure on specific joints;
- sometimes it is better to use a cast to keep the joint immobile;
- apply medications (can be both tablets and ointments) containing 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 a number of different procedures that help with joint problems;
- you need 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 fight knee pain.
So knee pain can happen at any time. There are many reasons that can affect this. The most important thing is to start treatment on time, as well as to correctly determine the cause of the pain. A specialist can help with this, so you should contact him immediately.