Causes and Treatments for Knee Pain
Knee pain is very common, especially among athletes. Common causes include:
• Overuse injuries: commonly produce pain in the attachments of the muscles to the bones
• Tibial torsion: often produces pain on the outside (lateral) edge of your knee and can sometimes radiate or travel down the leg
• Internal derangement: usually a deep pain in the knee that is difficult to pinpoint
• Patellar tracking disorders: cause pain in various locations of the knee depending on the pattern of movement of the kneecap
• IT band syndrome: produces pain on the inside (medial) edge of the knee, and in more chronic or severe cases, also produces pain on the outside of the thigh