What could cause knee pain, worse when knee is bent, and in the mornings?
I have been experiencing pain in only my right knee for some time now. It seems to be worse in the mornings than in the afternoons. When I wake up there is a dull ache in my knee, if my knee is bent for more than a minute or two, the dull ache grows into an unbearable pain. When I do straighten my leg out, the pain intensifies for a few minutes, and then slowly goes away. It is very difficult to go up or down stairs as I always feel like my knee dosent have the strength to support me, and it causes a lot of pain. Today, my knee was hurting when I woke up, and it is still in pain around 4:45 after sitting at a desk at work all day. The pain slowly seems to dull during the day, so after work, it hurts, but not enough for me to complain about it. I never played sports. I do not have an excessive amount of physical activity. I am 26 years old and have never had any other joint issues. There is no family history of anything of this sort.
Any ideas what could be wrong?
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1. sounds like it could be arthritis, I would go to the docs to have it checked outSymptoms of Osteoarthritis
Deep aching joint pain, especially with movement
Inflammation of the joint
Stiffness in a joint, particularly in the morning. This usually decreases with movement.
A crunching or grinding sound (crepitus) during the movement of the joint
Causes of Osteoarthritis
The exact causes of osteoarthritis are unknown however there are a number of factors that are commonly associated with the onset of the disease.
Previous Injuries - Previous trauma to a particular joint increases the risk osteoarthritis forming there.
Heredity - Some individuals have a defective gene responsible for cartilage production which increases their susceptibility to osteoarthritis.
Weight - As osteoarthritis commonly occurs in the weight bearing joints, like the knee and hip, excessive loading on these joints may lead to faster progression of the disease.
Repetitive overuse - This may be as a result of excessive exercising or repeated strain on a joint over a number long period of time.
Crystal Deposits - Some crystal deposits such as uric acid crystals in gout may accumulate in joints and cause cartilage degeneration and wearing.
Hope this helped :)
