HEALTH

Knee pain, probable causes and symptoms

Knee pain can affect people of all ages and often affects sportsmen and women in particular, as it is the most heavily loaded joint in most disciplines.

When the pain becomes too intense, debilitating, and does not go away, it is necessary to seek medical attention that can investigate the cause and determine possible treatment.

Intervening early, in some cases, may make it possible to avoid the worse consequences that may occur when the pain has become chronic. (Source: policlinicogemelli.it)

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Knee pain and when to intervene
Knee pain can affect people of all ages and often affects sportsmen and women in particular. When the pain becomes too intense, debilitating and does not go away, it is necessary to seek medical attention so that the cause can be investigated and treatment can be determined. Intervening early, in some cases, may make it possible to avoid the worse consequences that may occur when the pain has become chronic. (Source: policlinicogemelli.it)
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Symptom of a disease or trauma
Knee pain, also called gonalgia, is a symptom that becomes evident when there is an illness or traumatic event. Since knee pain can also be linked to numerous pathologies, investigating them then allows for more specific intervention. The earlier the doctor intervenes, the easier the pain may be to manage and the more successful the treatment may be.
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Other symptoms that may occur along with pain
Knee pain, more or less severe, is often not the only symptom that appears when there is a problem. There may also be swelling, joint stiffness or instability, and localised redness in the area. All these symptoms may occur subsequent to the pain, appearing slowly and gradually.
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The causes of knee pain
The causes of knee pain can be many. The most common are trauma, growth processes, inflammation, joint and cartilage degeneration processes, weakness of the stabilising muscles of the hip and pelvis, Osgood-Schlatter syndrome or Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome.
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The probable causes of inflammation and injury
In the presence of inflammation and injuries, the main causes of these problems are mainly injuries to the cruciate links, dislocation or fracture of the patella, fracture of the tibial plateau, traumatic or degenerative meniscopathy, rupture of the patellar tendon, patellar tendinopathy.
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