A Basic Guide To Back Knee Pain

Generally, elderly people  complain of knee pain  characterized by swelling, inflammation and stiffness of joints. Doctors quickly predict the likely culprit as rheumatoid arthritis or even osteoarthritis.In some instances, even younger adults also suffer from knee pain because they overstrain their knees through different physical activities such as walking,climbing, hiking or running. While others have knee pain as a result of uric acid, obesity or simply genetics. Even so,a lot of these complaints indicate that the pain is situated on the front of the knees which is easier to diagnose. When people  suffer from back of knee pain , the cause may even be worse since most back of knee pain is caused by injury .

One of the most usual cause of back of knee pain is Bakers Cyst. Typically, Bakers cyst exhibits the following symptoms  swelling about the size of a golf ball, difficulties in bending at the joint, aching and tenderness after physical activity, and a sensation of pressure that can be felt all the way into the calf muscle. In most cases,a popliteal cyst is the source of Bakers cyst. Young people are physically active and sometimes do not realize that they already have a torn cartilage meniscus. As for the elderly, arthritis can also bring about popliteal cyst. Nevertheless, Bakers cyst is not the only cause of back of knee pain.The following list shows some probable causes of back of knee pain .

Biceps Femoris Tendinopathy  this happens when the hamstring tendons are inflamed .

Biceps Femoris Avulsion Avulsion of the biceps femoris tendon, simply, the tendons are totally pulled away from the bone.

Deep Vein Thrombosis / DVT- This is a blood clot in the vein that  commonly happens post-surgery.

Inflammation of hamstring tendons / tendinitis  The hamstring tendons suffer from inflammation when they are inserted into the knee.

Posterior cruciate ligament sprain  This happens when the knee is bended backward in a wrong way. As a result the posterior cruciate ligament gets injured as caused by hyperextension.

Rupture of hamstring tendons / tendon strain Rupture or incomplete rupture of any of the hamstring tendons at the back of the joint.

Popliteus injury The popliteus muscle is overstrained causing pain at the back of the knee.

There are still other causes of back of knee pain but the best recourse for treatment is seeing a medical professional.