Pain felt on the kneecap whenwalking(especially downstairs),kneeling, sitting orrunning. Swelling, stiffness, inflammation or bruising of the knee particularly in the front. Difficulty tobend the kneeor walk when using the affected knee. Limited or painful knee movement. If you are feeling any o...
Fractures: A direct blow to the bony structure can cause one of the bones in the knee to break. This is usually a very obvious and painfulknee injury. Most knee fractures are not only painful but will also interfere with the proper functioning of the knee (such as kneecapfracture) or ma...
It is important not to do activities which cause pain after a kneecap dislocation – this is a case where “no pain no gain” does NOT apply. Activities that put a lot of stress through the patella such as squatting, kneeling and jumping should be avoided. Initially, you should follow ...
There are two important tendons in the knee. The quadriceps tendon connects your quadriceps muscle, on the front of your thigh, to the kneecap. The patellar tendon connects the kneecap to the tibia (it's technically a ligament since it connects two bones). The quadriceps and patellar tendons...
Pain is felt behind, over or near the sides of the kneecap, and sometimes at the back of the knee, and is aggravated by activities including walking, sitting, squatting, kneeling, jogging and ascending and descending stairs. The symptoms are often associated with audible clicking, creaking or...
generated. When the knee is bent to 60 degrees, the patella and the femur lie in close proximity to each other and this high-stress condition can cause pain. In general, if you do a squat and have your knees bent at 90 degrees or more, t...
When it becomes inflamed it can become tender through repetitive movement. People who are likely to be at more risk of developing bursitis of the knee are those with vocations that require a lot of time kneeling. Treatment for knee pain We can often diagnose problems with an MRI scan, but ...
The kneecap is lined with cartilage which is actually the thickest cartilage in the whole body due to the massive forces that go through it e.g. the force going through the kneecap when coming downstairs is 3.5x body weight. Knee cap pain is one of the most common problems associated ...
Pain during activities that involve bending your knee, like walking, running, climbing stairs,kneeling,squatting, or getting up from a chair. Pain after sitting for an extended period with your knees bent. A feeling of wanting to straighten your leg due to stiffness when sitting for a long ...
the lateral thigh muscle or the ligaments around the kneecap.When these structures are tight, they pull the kneecap to the side.Poor alignment of the leg (knock knees, flat feet, pigeon toed, knees hyper-extended), alters theposition of the kneecap over the femur bone.WHAT CAN I DO TO...