Knee Problems

What are they?

Points To Remember About Knee Problems

• Knee problems may be caused by injury, arthritis, or other diseases.
• Men, women, and children can have knee problems. They occur in people of all races and ethnic backgrounds.
• The symptoms of your knee problem depend on the type of injury or disorder. However, most knee problems cause pain and may limit your ability to move your knee.
• Doctors diagnose knee problems by taking a medical history, performing a physical examination, and ordering tests.
• Treatment of knee problems depends on the type of injury or condition.
• Some knee problems, such as those resulting from an accident, can’t be prevented. However, you can prevent some knee problems.
• When living with knee problems, everyone should get range of motion, strength, and aerobic exercise regularly.

Knee problems happen when you injure or develop disease in your knee and it can’t do its job.

The knees provide stable support for the body. They also allow your legs to bend and straighten. Both flexibility and stability are needed to stand, walk, run, crouch, jump, and turn. Other parts of your body help the knees do their job. These are:

• Bones.
• Cartilage.
• Muscles.
• Ligaments.
• Tendons.