Causes of Knee Pain

• Trauma: to the ligaments or meniscus of the knee during high impact sports like soccer, long-distance running and tennis.
  
  
• Repetitive stress injuries: like inflammation of the tendon of the knee cap, etc. are usually common with certain occupations involving kneeling or squatting, prolonged standing everyday, excessive stair-climbing or lifting heavy weights regularly.
  
  
• Inflammation of the cartilage of the kneecap: common in youngsters.
  
  
• Heredity: There is some evidence it can be linked to heredity.
  
  
• Weight: Weight increases pressure on joints such as the knee.
  
  
• Age: The ability of cartilage to heal itself decreases as people age.
  
  
• Arthritis: When the joint cartilage is gone, the bone ends rub against each other and wear away. This results in an arthritic knee.
  
  
• Other illnesses: Repeated episodes of gout, metabolic disorders and some congenital conditions.
  
  
• Poor posture or bone alignment, poor aerobic fitness and muscle weakness.

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