Diagnosing And Treating Knee Cap Pain

Most everyone will be affected by some sort of joint pain at some time in their lives.  Knee cap pain is one of those common problems of people who are affected by joint pain and it’ s no wonder with the knee being the most complex part in your entire body!

In addition to that, the knee is a weight bearing joint so when there is pain – it can be unbearable. The knee cap has three bones which are called the patella or also known as knee cap, tibia or also called as shin bone and the femur or thigh bone – each of these are connected.  Add to those a bunch of ligaments, tendons and other things that act as shock absorbers and connect everything together, you can see how easily it can be for this area to become injured.

Knee pain can be caused by injury or disease to any of these working parts and there are many causes of pain including arthritis, bursitis, patellar tendinitis dislocated knee cap, gout as well as injuries to the ligaments and cartilage.

If you have pain in your kneecap, you want to be careful about how you use it.  Don’t do anything that makes the pain worse!  You may have to refrain from sports and take it easy walking up and down stairs. Visit your doctor who can determine the cause of the pain, until you know what is causing it, you can’t find a proper way to treat it!

Some ways to ease knee cap pain include doing specific exercises to strengthen the knee cap, wearing a brace to prevent further damage, wearing shoes with the proper support, taking anti inflammatory drugs and making dietary changes, swimming and performing stretching exercises.  If you have bursitis, you may need to have the fluid drained from your knee.  Of course, you must consult your physician before attempting any of these as doing the wrong thing for your type of injury could actually damage your knee cap further.