Knee and Lower Leg Pain Symptoms

  • Cartilage (or Meniscus) Tears

    Cartilage (or Meniscus) Tears

    12 January, 2016

    The meniscus is a C-shaped rubbery pad of cartilage that acts as a shock absorber. It helps to cushion and stabilise your knee during movement.

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  • Iliotibial Band Pain

    Iliotibial Band Pain

    5 January, 2016

    Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most common overuse injuries among runners. It happens when the IT band, the ligament that runs down the outside of the thigh from the hip to the shin, is tight or inflamed.

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  • Common Kneecap (or Patella) issues

    Common Kneecap (or Patella) issues

    5 January, 2016

    Pinpointing a single reason for kneecap pain can be difficult. Contributing factors include patella alignment, condition of the knee joint cartilage, and the arches of your feet.

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  • Tendon and Bursitis Problems in the Knee

    Tendon and Bursitis Problems in the Knee

    5 January, 2016

    Common tendon problems in the knee include patella tendinopathy, Osgood-Schlatter disease and bursitis.

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  • Common Knee Ligament Problems

    Common Knee Ligament Problems

    5 January, 2016

    Common ligament problems in the knee include injuries to the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), the PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) and the collateral ligaments.

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  • Osteoarthritis in the Knee

    Osteoarthritis in the Knee

    5 January, 2016

    Knees are one of the most commonly affected areas for osteoarthritis (OA). This is caused by a slow progressive loss of cartilage in the knee joint.

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