ACL Injury & Rehabilitation
A twist or sudden change of direction, often with a pop at the time, and a knee that hasn't felt trustworthy since.
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Knee Pain: Common Causes and Conditions
Knee pain has more possible causes than almost anywhere else we treat, so "my knee hurts" is rarely enough to plan around.
What narrows it down fastest is where it hurts and what set it off: a twist during a game, a jump in running mileage, a season of kneeling, or nothing obvious at all.
Start with whichever description below sounds most like yours.
Conditions we see in this region
ITB Syndrome / Runner's Knee
Pain on the outside of the knee that builds through a run, settles with rest, then comes straight back on the next one.
Read morePatellofemoral Pain Syndrome
An ache at the front, around or behind the kneecap. Worse on stairs, on hills, and after long sitting.
Read moreMeniscus Tear
Catching, locking or swelling after a twist, sometimes with a knee that won't fully straighten.
Read moreOsgood-Schlatter Disease
A tender, bony lump just below the kneecap in a growing, sporty teenager.
Read moreKnee Osteoarthritis
Morning stiffness and an ache after activity, building over years rather than days.
Read moreMCL Injury
The MCL runs down the inside of your knee. Most injuries happen when something hits the outside of the knee and forces it inwards; it's the ligament most commonly injured in knee trauma.
Read morePrepatellar Bursitis
A bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that cushions bone from the soft tissue around it. The prepatellar bursa sits at the front of your knee, over the kneecap. When it's irritated it swells, and a tender, warm swelling right over the bursa is the classic sign.
Read morePatellar Dislocation
A patellar dislocation is the kneecap being forced out of its groove at the end of the thigh bone. It almost always goes outwards, towards the outside of the knee.
Read morePatellar Tendinopathy (Jumper's Knee)
Patellar tendinopathy, often called jumper's knee or patellar tendonitis, is pain in the tendon just below your kneecap that builds when the tendon is overloaded.
Read moreBaker's Cyst
A Baker's cyst is a build-up of fluid behind the knee, usually excess fluid from the knee joint itself.
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