Pain in one or both knees of a noisy character is a fairly common symptom. The knee has a complex structure, including bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, muscle tissue. Therefore, the causes of pain - a lot, and to determine them without the help of a specialist is not easy.
Causes of aching pain in the knee
Consider the most common causes of aching pain in the knee area:
- Arthritis - inflammatory joint damage associated with infectious processes, blood circulation disorders, malfunctions of metabolic processes and other factors. At the same time, in the knee area, as a rule, redness and swelling are noted.
- Bursitis of the knee joint is the inflammation of the synovial pouch of the joint, in which pus or liquid accumulates in it. It is accompanied by a constant aching pain in the knee, which increases with pressure, swelling, hyperemia.
- Tendenitis is an inflammation of the ligamentous tendon skeleton of the knee, often associated with excessive physical exertion. Pathology is characterized by the appearance of pain during movements and pressure.
- Herniated fossa is a pathology associated with inflammatory and degenerative-dystrophic changes in the knee joint. The main symptoms are aching pain in the leg below the knee and presence behind the tumor-like formation.
- Arthrosis is a pathology of a deforming nature, in which there is thinning of cartilage and deformation of bone tissue. In addition to painful sensations, patients complain of a crunch in the knee , limited movements, fatigue of the legs.
- Vascular disorders in the body - circulatory disorders can lead to discomfort in both laps, which can be associated with weather changes, physical stress, and colds. In this case aching pains in the knees can arise at rest, at night, without being accompanied by other symptoms.