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
- tendon injury
- meniscal injury
- Plica syndrome
- chondromalacia
- cruciate ligament injury
- iliotibial band syndrome
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- osteochondritis dissecans
- medial & lateral collateral ligament injury
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 & relieve stiffness
- strengthening to help keep or increase muscle strength around the injured joint for support & protection
- aerobic or endurance to improve function of the heart and circulation, weight control for reducing joint pressure, 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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