Fun activities you can still enjoy when living with arthritis in the knees

If you’re living with knee arthritis, you may feel like you can’t do many of the activities you enjoy. However, it’s possible for you to still do many fun activities with arthritic knees.  Researchers estimate that more than 80% of patients who suffer from osteoarthritis have it in their knees. People with this issue often […]

What does it mean if I have a loud pop in the knee followed by pain?

You’re having a great time playing football with your friends. You run down the field and plant your foot to turn so the quarterback can throw you the ball. Then, it happens. A loud pop in your knee followed immediately by excruciating pain.  This scenario is all too common for many amateur and professional athletes. […]

What causes my knee to hurt when straight but not when bent?

Knee pain comes in many forms. Often, knee pain is nothing more than mild soreness or stiffness after physical activity or bumping into a table. However, several conditions can cause knee pain that lasts for a long time and limits your range of motion. Some conditions affect the knees in unique ways. One way you […]

Four potential causes of a stiff knee after sitting

Unless you’re sitting in an odd position that puts stress on the area, a stiff knee after sitting should not be a normal occurrence. If you find yourself encountering this issue on a regular basis, you should seek professional attention for diagnosis and treatment. Even if it isn’t accompanied by pain, knee stiffness can be […]

What causes a stiff and painful knee after sitting?

Sitting down in a comfortable chair should be a relaxing experience, but for some people, the act of sitting leads to a stiff and painful knee.  Estimates based on medical research show that about 25% of adults are affected by frequent knee pain. Physical therapists are one of the medical professionals you can turn to […]

Three conditions that cause a stiff knee after sitting

It’s rare that anyone thinks about how much the knees are involved in common tasks like sitting and standing. However, stiffness and pain in your knee could make sitting for a while harder to do.  Knee pain is one of the most common types of pain; studies estimate that 25% of adults experience frequent episodes […]

What to do if you can’t bend your knee without pain

The knees are the largest joints in the body and bear a heavy, heavy load. This makes knee injuries extremely common. In addition to pain that occurs when the knee is stationary, many people with knee injuries report being unable to bend their knee without feeling pain. If this type of pain lasts for more […]

Three reasons why you can’t bend your knee without pain

It might feel like you’re the only person in the world dealing with knee pain. But nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, medical researchers estimate that about 25% of adults are affected by frequent knee pain.  Though knee pain isn’t limited to you, it can affect your body in ways that are […]

I can’t bend my knee without pain — what do I do?

Dealing with knee pain is becoming more and more common. One group of researchers report that knee pain increased more than 65% between 1974 and 1994. It’s also clear that this trend has continued, since almost 20% of people suffer from knee pain every year.  If you can’t bend your knee without pain, you might […]

Arthritis in the knees? Here are three exercises to avoid

People dealing with knee arthritis might be happy to know that they’re not alone. Medical studies report that 10% of men and 13% of women who are 60 years old or older have knee osteoarthritis.  One issue that many knee arthritis patients face is the pull to move less because of their symptoms. After all, […]

What is the cause of your knee clicking when straightening your leg?

Since our body is a highly intricate collection of bones, joints and connective tissue that all need to work together in a very specific way to perform a wide range of movements, noises when we move happen to all of us. This is particularly true of the knee, which actually consists of two separate joints […]

My knee feels tight when bending it — why?

Tightness and stiffness in the knee that is experienced when bending is a widely experienced issue, so if you’re dealing with it, you’re not alone. When you think about the sheer amount of stress that we put on our knees every day, the prevalence of knee injuries and related symptoms becomes understandable. In fact, the […]