Why does my knee hurt?

Nowadays, adults, children and teenagers all have knee pain to varying degrees. There are so many reasons for this. It could be because of old age, or it could be that the bones of adolescents are growing too fast and nutrients cannot be supplied quickly. There are many other reasons.

The pain gets worse when you move more, gets better when you rest, but it still hurts when you move again, or even gets worse. It is particularly difficult to go up and down stairs. The patient can only use the good leg or the leg with mild symptoms to step up and down the stairs one step at a time. He cannot go up and down the stairs alternating between legs like a normal person. It is often more difficult to go down the stairs than to go up them. Joint sprains, colds, and overwork can often induce or aggravate joint pain. Severe pain can make the legs unable to move and affects sleep.

Self-prevention

1. Try to avoid obesity to prevent increasing the burden on the knee joints. Once you are overweight, you should actively lose weight and control your weight.

2. Pay attention to your walking and working posture, and do not twist your body while walking or working. Avoid squatting for long periods of time, because the load on the knee joint when squatting is 3 to 6 times of one's own body weight. When squatting at work (such as auto mechanics, foundry workers), it is best to change to a low sitting position (sitting on a small bench). When sitting or standing for a long time, you should also change your posture frequently to prevent the knee joint from being fixed in one posture and exerting too much force.

3. Do not wear high heels when walking long distances. Wear thick-soled, elastic soft-soled shoes to reduce the impact on the knee joints and avoid wear and tear on the knee joints.

4. When participating in physical exercise, you should do warm-up exercises, gently stretch the knee joints, and allow the knee joints to fully move before participating in strenuous exercise. When doing leg stretching, do not lift your legs too high suddenly to avoid excessive strain on the knee joints. When practicing Tai Chi, do not squat too low and do not do several sets in a row to avoid excessive stress on the knee joints and possible injuries.

5. When riding a bicycle, adjust the seat height so that you can sit on the seat with your feet on the pedals and your legs straight or slightly bent. If the seat is too high or too low or you pedal hard when riding uphill, it will have a bad effect on your knee joints.

There are many reasons that can cause varying degrees of pain in our knees. I believe that the specific reasons are very clear to everyone after the above explanation. Now the next step is our self-protection. Whether it is our usual exercise or daily activities, we should be more careful. I wish you good health.