During the day, a person gets a very heavy load on his legs and spine, which 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, the knees become larger, a creaking sound is heard when the leg is bent. Often with such a pathology, the patient feels bad, and sometimes the body temperature can increase. But with bursitis, a lot of fluid accumulates in the knee joint, so the knee becomes rounded. Both diseases are inflammatory and are caused by an infection entering the joint.
Arthrosis
After this disease, bone tissue is destroyed, growths appear. The joint regenerates during treatment, but when the person continues to put weight on it, it collapses again. The knees hurt when they are bent, but also when walking. You should not start the disease, because in the future it will be difficult to go down and climb stairs, and your knees will hurt even at rest.
Various injuries
In this case, a visit to the doctor is mandatory, because he must make a diagnosis and then decide what measures to take for treatment.
Why do pregnant knees hurt?
Often, pregnant women have pain in their legs, all due to the fact that the body receives a large load due to the fetus it is carrying. In addition, the weight of the fluid in its vicinity adds to its weight, and the uterus becomes larger. In the last months of pregnancy, many women gain weight, from which the legs receive the load, and the knee joints stop functioning normally.
In addition, at the end of pregnancy, the body produces substances in 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 childbirth occurs, 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 great load on the legs. For example, these:
- football;
- volleyball;
- tennis etc.
All people who play these kinds of sports are constantly under a lot of stress on the knee joint. In order for it to function normally, a special liquid is produced. But, when there is a heavy load, then its quantity is no longer sufficient. After that, the surfaces of the joints begin to rub against each other.
So, people who play such sports are constantly putting their joints at risk. Knee joints gradually lose their elasticity. You need to do sports, but it is worth reconsidering what kind of load falls on your legs. Athletes often feel pain after running. In this case, you must contact a specialist, as damage and complications may occur.
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 feet;
- after dislocations;
- after the rupture of the ligaments, the legs also hurt, and the rupture can also occur during running;
- after a violation of the normal functioning of blood vessels, such a problem of adolescents is especially often affected;
- with various pathologies.
Causes of pain in children
Most often, the child has any problems with the joints due to the fact that he is very active, he often injures himself. After that, the child immediately develops swelling, as well as scratches and hematomas.
Sometimes a child has pain in the knee after a sore throat, bronchitis or some other bacterial disease, which means that it is an infectious arthritis, which can cause a fever and a slight fatigue.
There is also rheumatoid arthritis, which also affects the condition of the child's knees. It also affects the elbows and fingers, which start to become inflamed one by one.
Treatment and prevention of diseases
There are many reasons for leg pain. Sometimes pain occurs above the knee, which also indicates other pathologies. Therefore, as soon as at least some complaints appear, you should seek help from a specialist. With the help of diagnostics, they will be able to determine the reason why the legs hurt. The treatment should remove the inflammation. A person with knee pain is recommended to:
- reduce joint load;
- it is best for a woman to refuse heels, because of them the body weight increases the pressure on certain joints;
- sometimes it is better to use a cast to keep the joint immobile;
- apply drugs (can be tablets and ointments) containing chondroprotectors that help improve joints;
- it is worth taking painkillers to reduce the pain;
- 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 be handled.
There are also various folk remedies that help in the fight against knee pain.
So, knee pain can occur at any time. There are many reasons that can affect it. The most important thing is to start treatment on time, as well as correctly determine the cause of the pain. A specialist can help you with this, so contact him immediately.