Understanding Knee Pain: What Most People Get Wrong

Knee pain is the second most common reason people visit a physiotherapist after back pain, and the range of conditions that produce it is broad enough that the same symptom – knee pain. Let me give you a clear picture of the most common causes of knee pain and what the evidence says about treating each one, because the distinction between them changes management significantly. ✔ The first and most common cause in active people under forty is patellofemoral pain, which is pain from the kneecap and the structures that connect it to the rest of the knee. ✔ The second common cause is IT band syndrome, which produces pain on the outer side of the knee, typically in runners and cyclists. ✔ The underlying cause is almost always weakness in the hip abductors and gluteus medius, combined with training load increases that have outpaced adaptation. ✔ A large proportion of people with meniscal findings on MRI have no symptoms at all. ✔ An acute ACL tear presents with a popping sensation at the time of injury, immediate significant swelling within two to six hours, and a feeling of the knee being unstable or giving way. ✔ Patients with patellar tendinopathy who are told simply to rest and stretch see no improvement. 👉 Read the full article and decide your next move: https://physionear.com/blog/knee-pain-caus... #physiotherapy #UnderstandingKneePainCauses #HealthTips #PhysioTips #PhysioNear #Malaysia #PhysioMY