Joint pain causes and the best treatment for them
Having knee pain is common. This joint is indeed particularly prone to trauma, arthritis and age-related wear. It is not the sedentary population that suffers the most, but physically active people. As per the Pain Physician knee is the largest joint of the body in terms of cartilaginous articular surface. It is also the most complex joint and, as such, presents a greater susceptibility to trauma, natural wear and infections. The painful knee represents a source of handicap since it reduces the work capacity and the performance of the acts of daily life. In general, the assessment of a painful knee leads the Knee Pain Physician to seek the following information: the type of pain (mechanical or inflammatory), the presence of functional impotence and instability. The latter results in episodes of knee derailing with falls or a simple sensation of insecurity, blockages (limitation of the amplitude to the extension) or pseudo-blockages related to clashes of the carti...