what do i do about knee joint pain that only hurts behind my knee?

Question

Some where behind my knee joint feeling pain when straighten after playing soccer. Any solution for this?

Answer 1

Depends on the cause: Many things can present as back of the knee pain: meniscus tears, cartilage injury, hamstring tendonitis or tears, muscle strain (calf or thigh), arthritis, bone bruise, nerve injury. If the pain does not resolve with rest, nsaids/tylenol, ice, and activity modification, see your doctor.

Answer 2

See your doctor: You could have a host of issues that could cause your knee pain, could be bursitis, tendonitis, arthritis, ligament issues, meniscal injury, sciatica etc. So you may want to see an orthopedic pain specialist that can tell you what is going and help you with the latest treatments and exercise therapies available.

Answer 3

Aging: You are likely getting some age related inflammation in the joint. It could be early arthritis, mild tendinitis, cartilage degeneration, or a bone cyst. As always, if the discomfort persists or worsens, seek care. Your physician may order a simple x-ray to help determine the cause of your symptoms.

Answer 4

Knee pain: Depending on the location of your pain & evaluation by your doc proper diagnosis can be made. At 37 and lack of an acute injury points to the following possible common problems: 1) front pain with stairs or squatiing: early patello-femoral arthritis , 2) pain on either sides: tendonitis or meniscus tears , 3) back of the knee: bakers cyst, 4) pain all over: arthritis/inflammation.

Answer 5

Many causes: Any time you have improper function or injury of a joint it can cause pain. If you have knee pain that interferes with your activity you should see a doctor. Many young teens have knee pain with exercise. This is a growth-related condition. There should be no swelling or limp and the pain is temporary. It is called osgood-schlatters. It is not serious.

Answer 6

Many things: Many, many things. The most common is arthritis. However, damage to tendons, a meniscus (shock absorber), or even the nerves can cause this. Thankfully, kee pain can usually be worked up quickly and accurately. Start with your family doctor and go from there!

Answer 7

Let us to answer: Tennis is demanding sport on both upper and lower extremities, after playing that long period of time some degeneration in the articular cartilages of the joint sequence to excessive stress happened and that cause pain in the joint(knee and others). Good luck.

Answer 8

Wear and tear: This is not an uncommon scenario. Tennis can cause a lot of pounding on the knees, particularly on hard surfaces like asphalt courts. Also the cutting side to side movements can put a lot of strain on the knees. This does not mean you have to give up tennis however. See a sports medicine doctor and they should be able to help you out.

Answer 9

Yes: A lump in the back of the knee is usually a baker's cyst. The cyst is often a result of a torn cartilage or arthritis which allows joint fluid to escape and form a sack. It the pain persists, see a physician.

Answer 10

Baker's cyst: Swelling behind knee may be baker's cyst. Knee responds to injury/irritation with increased joint fluid production. Such as meniscal tear of cartilage injury. This increased joint fluid can accumulate as a cyst behind the knee which can be painful. Think of the cyst as a manifestation of problems elsewhere in the knee.

Answer 11

Yes: Get all the answers from the md who did the arthroscopic surgery asap.

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