The knee hurts when walking

Pain in the knee when walking is hardly anyone can surprise. This problem has never been uncommon. To deal with it is very much. Most even know how serious it is, but not everyone starts to medicate.

Why can my knees ache during walking?

The knee is one of the largest joints in the human body. It consists of the upper and lower bones, which is shared by a pair of discs known as menisci. Inside - articular cartilage. The latter is needed to absorb shock and ensure a smooth sliding motion of the joint.

Every day the kneecap has to work, and it is very tense. Because of frequent and serious physical exertion, the joint has a predisposition to degenerative-inflammatory processes. Everything starts quite harmlessly: the knee aches a bit when walking, but it does not cause any special discomfort. Unfortunately, every day the disease develops, the condition is aggravated, the symptoms become more pronounced.

Quite often the knee from the inside when walking hurts due to various injuries. The painful sensations are characterized as sharp and sudden. Damage is acute and resulting from overload. Among them:

• stretching of tendons;
• ligament rupture ;
• dislocation or dislocation of the joint;
• dislocation of the nascent calyx;
• fracture;
• inflammation of the knee pouch;
• formation in bundles of thickening or folds;
• inflammation of the tendons;
• irritation of fibrous tissues or their inflammation.

Strongly sick when walking on the stairs, the knee can and for other reasons:

1. Kenning's disease, it is also a dissecting osteochondritis. With this diagnosis, a part of the cartilage first exfoliates, and subsequently - in the most neglected stages - falls into the joint cavity. Pain is usually accompanied by swelling.
2. A common disease is arthrosis. It is characterized by the wear of the articular cartilage, which can no longer act as a shock absorber.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that leads to deformity of the joints. If the pain in the knee when walking is not treated, they will bother even during the rest.
4. The cause of gout is metabolic problems. During the disease in the body accumulate salts of uric acid. They cause pain.
5. Rheumatism. The disease affects the connective tissue.
6. Baker's cyst. A characteristic symptom is the formation of a swelling behind the knee.
7. Infection. Sometimes soreness occurs on the background of infection of the joint, bones or synovial bag.

What if my knee hurts when I walk?

Immediately upon the appearance of the first symptoms it is desirable to undergo a survey. Correctly diagnosed and correctly selected therapy increases the chances of recovery. But it is important to understand that, firstly, it is not always possible to completely get rid of the cause of pain in the knee. And secondly, the treatment will take an impressive amount of time.

Very often patients are prescribed painkillers and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The last ones with elimination pain, as a rule, manage much more effectively. If the problem is in the destruction of cartilage, chondroprotectors can be prescribed.

By one popular means, the knee that hurts when walking, can not be cured. Alternative therapy sometimes really helps, and yet it is desirable to use it in parallel with traditional treatment.

In the fight against soreness of the knee joints, a lime broth, an infusion on the willow bark, birch leaves and calendula flowers, baths with chamomile or St. John's wort has proved to be quite good. The elimination of salts will contribute to soda lotions.