Causes of right knee pain in women

Knee pain is a common condition. When we don't exercise much on a regular basis and suddenly increase the intensity of exercise one day, we may feel soreness and weakness in the legs and knee pain the next day. However, some women will feel knee pain even when doing a lot of exercise. In severe cases, they may not even be able to walk. What causes this? What are the causes of knee pain in women?

Causes of knee pain

1. Meniscus injury

Meniscus injury is a common injury among athletes.

Cause of disease: When the lower limbs are weight-bearing, the feet are fixed, and the kneecap is slightly bent, if the knee is suddenly internally rotated or externally extended too much, it may cause a meniscus tear.

Affected groups: tennis and other various players.

Symptoms: The joints mainly show swelling and slipping sensation, and there is a popping sound when the joints move. There was a marked tearing sensation in the legs, followed by joint pain, limited movement, and walking uphill.

2. Fat pad muscle strain

The fat pad fills the space in front of the kneecap, which helps stabilize the joint and reduce friction.

Cause of the disease: Traumatic or long-term friction causes fat pad hematoma, hypertrophy and inflammation, which leads to adhesion of the patellar ligament and restricts the movement of the kneecap.

Affected groups: People over 30 years old who often hike, climb or do high-leg exercises.

Symptoms: The patient will feel pain in the knee joint, which is aggravated by full straightening, but the movement of the joint is not restricted. Symptoms are noticeable after fatigue.

3. Traumatic synovitis of the kneecap

The synovium of the knee joint is one of the key structures that make up the kneecap. Synovial cells secrete synovial fluid, which can maintain the smoothness of the joint cartilage surface and increase the range of joint movement.

Cause of the disease: Due to factors such as trauma or excessive muscle strain, the synovium is damaged, which will cause a large amount of fluid to accumulate, increasing the pressure in the joint. If it is not cleared in time, it will easily cause joint adhesion and affect normal activities.

Affected groups: athletes, middle-aged and elderly people are more common.

Symptoms: The patient will feel pain, swelling, tenderness in the knee joint, and a very astringent friction sound in the synovium. The most obvious characteristic of the pain is that when the kneecap is actively and extremely straightened, especially when the knee is extended with a certain resistance, the pain under the patella will be aggravated, and the pain will also be significantly aggravated when the kneecap is bent.

4. Osteoarthritis of the knee

Cause of the disease: Overload

Affected groups: middle-aged and elderly people, mostly women.

Symptoms: The kneecap will swell and hurt, and sometimes there will be friction sound when moving the joint. The leg may develop a varus deformity with pain on the inner side.

5. Knee ligament damage

Cause of disease: The stability of the kneecap is relatively weak when it is slightly bent. If it is suddenly subjected to external force to cause eversion or inversion, it may cause damage to the medial or lateral collateral ligaments.