Orthopedics

Knee pain when squatting or kneeling is usually caused by extra stress on the knee joint, which over time can lead to wear and tear on the cartilage and joint tissues. This can eventually result in conditions like inflammation or early osteoarthritis.

Pain on the inside of the knee can be caused by conditions like saphenous neuritis, pes anserine bursitis, or medial plica syndrome.

Pain in the right rib area can happen because the nerves between the ribs become irritated (intercostal neuralgia), the cartilage connecting the ribs to the breastbone gets swollen (costochondritis), or because one or more ribs move out of place (painful rib syndrome).

Tingling along with knee pain can be a sign of nerve irritation or neuropathic-like pain, which sometimes happens with knee osteoarthritis and inflammation. This result may occur when the nerves around the knee become overly sensitive or are affected by joint changes.

Knee pain with numbness in the leg and foot can sometimes happen if a nearby nerve, like the tibial nerve, is irritated or compressed.

Knee pain when pressure is applied may be caused by various issues such as inflammation, infection, injury, or swelling of the tissues around the knee, including conditions like patellofemoral pain syndrome, arthritis, meniscal injury, or knee effusion.

Knee pain when walking can come from different causes, such as joint damage, extra weight, and health conditions like diabetes. These factors can change how the knee feels while you move.

Knee pain with numbness in the lower leg may be caused by nerve problems. This can happen when nerves, such as the sciatic or peroneal nerve, are compressed or injured.

Knee swelling without pain can happen because of things like bursitis or a build‐up of fluid from mild joint changes, rather than a strongly inflamed joint.

Pain at the back of your knee can be caused by several different issues, including injuries, arthritis, or swelling in the joint.

Pain at the front of the knee when going down stairs is often due to patellofemoral pain syndrome, a common condition where the kneecap does not move smoothly on the thigh bone. This can be caused by factors such as muscle weakness, improper alignment, overuse, or previous injury.

One possible cause is synovial plica syndrome, where a fold in the knee’s membrane becomes irritated, but other issues like past injuries or early osteoarthritis can also lead to pain at the top of the knee when bending.

Pain below the kneecap can come from a few different problems, such as patellofemoral syndrome or issues with the cartilage under the kneecap. Other causes include overuse, misalignment of the kneecap, and sometimes inflammation of the tendons or bursae around the knee.

Pain between the rib cage can be caused by problems like costochondritis, where the cartilage connecting your ribs becomes inflamed, or by intercostal neuralgia, which is nerve pain in the spaces between your ribs.

Pain in the middle of the rib cage can be caused by inflammation in the rib joints (costochondritis), irritation of the nerves between the ribs (intercostal neuralgia), or by the rib slipping and pressing on nearby tissues.

Pain in the ribs on the left side can be caused by several issues such as costochondritis, intercostal neuralgia, twelfth rib syndrome, or rib mediated non-cardiac chest pain.

Pain on the inner side of the knee can come from a few things, like inflammation of a small fluid sac (pes anserine bursitis), irritation of a nerve (saphenous neuritis), or a small tear in the knee’s inner structures (meniscocapsular separation).

Random knee pain can happen when the knee joint feels unstable or when arthritis causes sudden flares. These changes in the knee, sometimes seen in osteoarthritis, may make the joint hurt unexpectedly.

Severe rib pain might be caused by a broken rib, inflamed joint areas (costochondritis), or irritated nerves (intercostal neuralgia).

Sharp knee pain when going down stairs can sometimes occur because of problems with the kneecap and its cartilage, like patellofemoral syndrome or chondromalacia patella.