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What is Knee pain?

Author: Knee Clinic
by Knee Clinic
Posted: Jul 08, 2021

Knee pain is the most common symptom mainly experienced by the old age person and with severe obesity. Knee pain varies in intensity, depending upon the causing factors. The types of pain most commonly differentiated as:

  • Sharp pain- It is the type of pain sudden on onset, cause stiffness to the knee joints.
  • Dull pain- This types remains constant with very low intensity.
  • Locomotive pain- This depends on the movement, cause stiffness and sets aside with resting.
Reason for the occurrence of pain

Knee pain is mainly occurs due to damage to the joint and the reason for this can vary with the condition of the patient. Some most common reason for joint pain are as follows:

  • Injury: Injury directly to the knee cause damage to the ligaments, muscles or the surrounding tissues which may lead to the inflammation and cause the knee pain. Intensity and nature of pain depends upon the extent of the injury.
  • Osteoarthritis: It is mainly referred as the inflammation of the knee joint caused due to the wear and tear of the joint. Severe pain is the first and alarming symptom of osteoarthritis, along with the pain, joint stiffness is also the common symptom.
  • Bursitis- A bursa, a small fluid filled sac present under the skin covering the knee joint. Continuous friction of the knee caused by bruising, abrasion or trauma to the knee may cause inflammation of bursa. This is known as bursitis which is a very painful condition.
  • Autoimmune Disorder- A condition called as Rheumatoid Arthritis is very painful to the knee occurs due to deficiency of the immune system and it takes much more time to get healed than osteoarthritis.
Treatment of knee pain

Treatment of knee pain is traditionally done with oral medicines and sometimes injectable intramuscular or intravenous medicines, till there is no disorder associated to it. Any medicine we take can subsides the pain but cannot cure its uprooting cause.

Severe pain due to arthritis and damaged tissues is treated by surgical means. With recent technology advancements Knee replacement surgeries are the best way of treating the pain.

If you have any signs of continuous knee pain and the pain which reoccur time to time, then you must consult with your orthopaedic doctor and get the causing factor diagnosed as early as possible.

Dr. Sunil Rajan is one of the best known Knee Specialist in Indore. Dr. Sunil Rajan performs knee, hip and shoulder replacement surgeries, his surgery cost is much cheaper than other doctors, so Dr. Sunil Rajan is famous all over the MP. They has been performing over 10000 successful knee, hip and shoulder surgeries From the last 20 years. Dr. Sunil Rajan is called the best Orthopaedic surgeon in Indore. If you are also thinking about getting knee, hip, shoulder or any joint surgery done, then you can meet the Dr. Sunil Rajan. Book an Appointment today call now us at 9826200015 for more information.

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Dr. Sunil Rajan is considered the best Knee Specialist and Orthopedic Surgeon in Indore. They provide world class knee replacement surgery in Indore at very low cost.

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