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Between 15 and 20% of all men are afflicted with knee pain. More women than men report knee pain, with the overall prevalence of knee pain in women roughly 20%
Pain and discomfort in the knees are very common conditions and complaints that we treat in our Singapore physiotherapy and hand therapy clinic.
There are a number of reasons why and what that causes knee pain, so let's cover them in this knee resource article.
We should always start off with first having some understanding of our knees.
The knee joint have four bones
The knee have four (4) compartments
Each and any of these structures mentioned can get damaged or injured from trauma, disease or repetitive strains.
Some of the injuries that causes pain in our knees include the following:
Some of the diseases that can cause knee pain includes:
Referred pain refers to a pain that is "felt" at a different location compared to where the pain/injury actually is eg thigh injury can be referred to the knee as pain.
Often a patient's knee pain can be caused and/or referred by injuries to the ankle, back, hips or others, which is why
There are studies that suggest that knee pains or pains in knees are more common in people who:
Pain in knees due to cold can be caused by the knee tendon undergoing tenosynovitis (inflammation of the tendon-synovial sheath) either caused or aggravated by the cold temperature exposure.
Cold temperature may also increase stiffness in knee joints (physics, biomechanics and temperature), and especially so in patients who are already compromised with knee disorders or diseases such as:
Individuals who tend to be more sedentary (spend much or most of their time seated) seems to be more prone to
The main underlying reason is when one isn't active in activities or lifestyle or work, this directly and immediately decreases the load demand on the muscles of the body (including the knee).
As a result, the muscles in the knee (as well as the body / other joints generally) gradually becomes weaker and lax-er, and the knee isnt able to support the knee joint, causing more compensatory patterns such as overstretches / overstrains, and even bone-to-bone impact, which cause and aggravate the common wear-and-tear osteoarthritis in the knee.
The blood vessels like arteries and veins can also be compressed, and this causes poor venous and arterial flows, which further causes more pains.
To begins the healing process of all knee pains, the most important is:
Knee pain physiotherapy may include:
Patients may benefit from regular core strengthening exercises including clinical Pilates as well as acupuncture therapy for pain management.