Medically reviewed by Grant Hughes, MD If you experience knee pain after sitting with your legs bent, it may be caused by arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, or patellofemoral pain. If your knees ...

The knee is a complex joint, where bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and bursae connect — and any of these could be involved in various causes of knee pain.

This week we are going to discuss bursitis of the hip and of the knee. A bursa is a folded membrane with fluid between it’s layers which serves to decrease friction around a joint, to cushion… ...

Common types of knee pain diagnoses are ligaments injuries, meniscal tears, patellar issues, arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, knee infections, fractures, cartilage damage, osteonecrosis and genu ...

Common knee injuries include runner’s knee, bursitis, and IT band syndrome, Christian Allen of Runner’s Need tells us. You can find four reasons why you might get knee pain when running for ...

Prepatellar bursitis is a common complaint of people who work on their knees or are at higher risk for knee injury. Home treatment, including ice, rest, and OTC pain relievers can help in most cases.

Patellar tendonitis — also called jumper’s knee — is a type of knee tendon pain. It happens when the tendons connecting the kneecap to the shinbone become inflamed from overuse. Repetitive ...

Knee pain is often caused by trauma – such as injuring yourself while playing a sport or at work, particularly if it’s manual or strenuous labour. (damage to the cartilage inside the knee) and ...

Dear Doctors: What’s the best way to treat bursitis? My son has it in his knee. I have it in my right shoulder. It’s extremely painful for each of us. Dear Reader: Bursitis is the inflammation ...

Q: I am a 25 year old male who has been running on and off for the past 10 years. Whenever I increase my weekly mileage to 30+, or begin running at faster than a jogging pace, my right knee gets ...