Please share an interesting fact about dealing with knee pain.

Ignore: Knee arthritis usually starts medially, so a lateral shoe wedge can help decrease medial pressure.

A: A sign on a medial meniscus injury is pain to the inside of your knee when sitting cross legged.

Ignore: Depending on the extent of the knee pain, or cause, it is completely treatable.

Instability: Instability of the knee causing "giving out" is a good sign for an acl tear.

Chronic: Chronic knee pain can cause depression.

Ignore: If its from a tread mill, try an elliptical after you see your physician of course.

Up: Up to 1/3 of healthy people who won't ever get autoimmune disease (lupus) have a positive ANA test.

Ignore: Bracing the knee during the day and icing the knee at night will reduce swelling and inflammation.

Ignore: Most knee pain can improve with physical therapy and regular exercise. Surgery is rarely needed.

Ignore: Strengthen your upper leg muscles to help take the strain off of your knees.

Ignore: Strong thigh muscles support the knee.

Ignore: Ice, anti inflammatories, stretching and ice should clear up many causes of knee pain.

Anterior: Anterior knee pain is worse from 30-70 degrees of flexion with PFS.

Wearing: Wearing well-supported shoes (good arch support) may improve knee pain.

Hip: It's interesting that not all knee pain originates in the knee. Some knee pain is hip pain referred to the knee.

Ignore: The most important thing about knee pain is good muscle tone. Exercise needs to be done to keep the mechanics as best as possible.

Try: Try glucosamine and chondroitin. Actually may help pain and rebuilding of cartilage.

Most: Most knee arthritis develops on the inner or medial aspect of knees.

Ignore: Sometimes knee pain can come from a pinched nerve in your back.

Some: Some creams of gels based on diclofenac 1-2% give relief equal to systemic meds!

Ignore: Do use "RICE." Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) is good for knee pain.