10 Causes and Symptoms of Knee Pains

Being the largest joint of the human body, the knee causes many different types of pains amongst all age groups. A few identified causes can include unexpected injury, overuse injury, or an underlying medical illness. The femur (thighbone), fibula and Tibia (lower leg bones) holds the knee joint in place. Bone structures found in or around the knee joint comprises of discs (menisci), cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. General symptoms that may cause knee pain comprises of swelling, stiffness, redness, warmth, weakness, instability, popping or crunching noises, fever, and decreased the range of motion (inability to fully extend or flex the knee).

So here are the 10 most common origins for knee pain: