Causes of Knee Pain

One of the common complaints that largely affect large number of people belonging to all age groups is knee pain. In this fast moving active society number of knee patients is increasing with each passing day. Knee is pointed as the most easily injured part of human body and is the most complicated and largest joint. It bears the weight that support turns, rotates, bends and twists.

There are many causes of knee pain

• Knee injury that comprises torn cartilage and ligaments occurred by falling or twisting of knee. Sports that entail extensive jumping, sudden stops and turns and running like baseball, volley ball, tennis, soccer and other similar games like wrestling, hockey and football are the leading factors in causing serious knee injuries.
• Sometimes it may occurs due to problem with alignment because of any warm up or stretch move before  exercise or because of any sport or physical activity. Direct blow of any hard object or a car and other automobile accident may leads to knee problem.
• Excess weight increase pressure and stress over knee joints even in everyday life like walking, running or climbing up and down stairs.
• One of the main cause of knee pain is the fact that people wants to do too much too quickly. When we start exercises after a long time especially large force exercises like aerobics, jumping and running on uneven ground or on any hard and tough surfaces we are setting pressure on our knees which is equal to four times our body weight and is estimated eight times while running up the stairs.
• Knee osteoarthritis is the breakdown of cartilages that causes knee pain and increases with age. People suffering from this have to take regular medications and other physical treatments.

Regular exercise is necessary for maintaining flexibility and strength of knees in order to reduce stress on knee joints.