Why Your Knee Hurts. Knee Pain Types By Location & Description.

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often just the location of a knee pain will tell you what type of knee problem you're dealing with so let's have a look at the most common type of knee issues if you get pain at the front of the knee under or around the kneecap this is usually a common type of knee problem called patellofemoral pain syndrome or runner's knee it tends to hurt under just above or just below the kneecap with things like running jumping and using stairs eighty percent of people with this type of problem have pain while squatting so that's the best way to test it i actually have a video on how to correct it so i'll leave a link in the description box below just be aware though that if you have pain just below the kneecap that's noticeably worse when you fully extend the knee into its stratus position then you may have an often undiagnosed problem called infra patellar fat pad syndrome if the pain is more in the tendon that runs between the kneecap and the shin bone then it's likely you have tendonitis of the patella tendon this can cause swelling or tenderness over the tendon tends to hurt with exercise and often causes pain when fully bending or straightening the knee some people get pain and swelling right on the bony lump where the patella tendon attaches onto the shin bone this is something that develops in kids who do a lot of sport during their growth spurt about nine to fourteen years old and there's a swelling of the bony growth plate in this location now if you've torn a meniscus the rubbery cartilages that cup the bones inside the knee this usually affects the inside meniscus and will give you pain right on the joint line between the shin bone and the thigh bone if you bend your knee to 90 degrees on each side of the patella tendon there's a dip and if you go straight back from there that's your joint line meniscus tears tend to be quite localized pain it can make your knee feel like it gets stuck or it feels like it's going to give way and is often hard to fully straighten or fully bend your knee completely an mri can help to confirm a meniscus tear if you've injured your knee in sport bent it too far in but it doesn't get stuck or locked then you may have just strained the inside ligaments of your knee the medial collateral ligaments arthritic pain tends to be on the inside as well but in comparison it's a very diffuse pain and it can be anywhere from the anterior tendon all the way to the back arthritic pain can vary with weather changes is often swollen can be stiff in the mornings or after sitting for a while and if it's bad enough you'll often hear cracking and grating sounds coming from within the knee a sneaky little one that can confuse some people is inflammation of the pes and serene bursa a fluid-filled sac in this area a couple of centimeters below the joint line on the inside of the upper shin bone this will cause pain with exercise possible puffiness and is more common in women and overweight people if we're talking the outside of the knee we're usually talking about rubbing of the iliotibial band on the outer knee this buildup and runners and cyclists can click a bit or create a warmth and redness in this area and some people get pain further up the iliad tibial band even to the outer hip if you're feeling it further up than the kneecap where the quads come in that's usually tendinitis of the quadriceps muscles for folks with pain at the back of the knee there's three options but it's fairly easy to distinguish between them usually it comes from the muscle that locks your knee when you fully straighten your leg the popliteus muscle when it's strained or has developed a trigger point you'll feel that in the fold in the back of your knee now it happens to be a little bit further down and it hurts when you raise your calf that could just be a calf strain now if there's a big lump at the back of your knee that'll be a baker's cyst anyway i hope that helps if you like the video please consider liking and subscribing and let me know how you go in the comment section below okay cheers