| Home | How Healthy Knees Work | When Good Knees Go Bad | Useful Links | Contact Us | Privacy Policy Knee Pain Symptoms A woman went to her doctor and said, Doctor, I have been having severe knee pain for 2 weeks now and it is not getting better. The doctor furrowed her brow as she looked at the patient and said, Well, tell me your knee pain symptoms. My pain symptoms? the woman asked. My symptoms are my knee hurts, really bad, Doc. How many years of medical school did you say you had? Sheesh! This humorous story illustrates the different kinds of thinking that doctors and their patients often have. The patient makes the appointment to see her licensed health professional due to the pain and possible swelling of the knee (or even inflammaton of the surrounding ligament — the anterior cruciate ligament.) Of course, the patient can think of one thing and one thing only: pain relief; while the doctor is trying to figure out the cause of the pain, the conditions that limit the mobility of the joint, and whether or not the condition was due to an injury, or possibly a disease like osgood schlatter disease.  According to the Mayo Clinic, one of the main causes of knee pain is rheumatoid arthritis. It’s an auto immune disease  that causes inflamation of the joints. Auto immune diseases happen when the body mistakenly attacks. itself, thinking that it’s attacking invaders of the body. It is a chronic condition that might seem to go away for years, but doctors say, actually remains latent even if there are periods of inactivity. Osteoarthritis can be an even more painful condition because the bones at the end of the shin and |
