Chronic Knee Pain and Common Causes of Pain, Stiffness and Swelling Inflammation and Exercise Relief

Have you been experiencing some knee pain and wondering what to do about? See a doctor or do you wait and see? Well, it depends on what is causing your chronic pain in the knee.

Some types of knee sprains, strains or tears take a long time to heal. However, there are other numerous diseases and injuries that can be affecting your knee. These are some of the most common causes of knee pain, stiffness and swelling inflammation:

  • Arthritis
  • Chondromalacia
  • Meniscal Injuries (Injuries to the Menisci)
  • Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Medial and Lateral Collateral Ligament Injuries
  • Tendon Injuries
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease
  • Iliotibial Band Syndrome
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans
  • Plica Syndrome

Sometimes a knee injury happens over time, all of a sudden, or another joint problem throws your knee alignment off causing pain, swelling and inflammation.

Ideally, everyone should perform these three types of exercise regularly for injury prevention or injury rehabilitation:

  • Range-of-motion to help maintain normal joint movement and relieve stiffness.
  • Strengthening to help keep or increase muscle strength around the injured joint for support and protection.
  • Aerobic or endurance to improve function of the heart and circulation, weight control for reducing joint pressure, and helps reduce inflammation.

If you are experiencing knee pain you should choose gentle exercises such as swimming, aquatic exercise, or walking. And now that you know some of the possible causes for your chronic knee pain, a diagnosis sounds like your best next step.

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