Common Causes of Severe Knee Joint Pain - A Knee Brace Can Help Reduce Your Discomfort

Do you suffer from severe knee joint pain?

If so, we can feel your pain...

Lets get down to looking at some of the reasons why you could have severe knee joint pain and provide you with some helpful information that you can use.

There are several types of knee injuries. Often times, we see serious injuries to the ACL, MCL, or to both. Another debilitating and serious knee injury is a meniscus tear. This is a common injury that can be present with either an ACL or MCL. People who suffer from any of these injuries can feel severe knee joint pain that may best be described as stabbing pain in the knee joint.

What is Meniscus Tear of the Knee?

The meniscus is a cartilage in the middle part of the knee and functions as a shock absorber for the lower part of our body. The tear of the menisci can be caused either due to traumatic or degenerative causes. Intense banging on the side of the knee, injuries in knee ligaments resulting to either the ACL or MCL can also result accompany a meniscal tear.

We have seen severe knee joint pain keep people from doing what they want to do. - All of the sudden moving around can be an extreme chore!

The pain brought about by a torn meniscus is usually on the inside or outside of the knee. Sufferers of this knee injury will develop swelling in the knee region, and will hear a clicking sound with the movement of the lower extremities. In more serious conditions, players can experience knee locks, where it needs to be "wiggled" to restore it back into place.

Treatment of a Meniscus Tear

There are quite a number of treatment options for this kind of knee injury which could range from the least invasive conservative care to fully invasive arthroscopic surgery. In addition to preventing further aggravation of an existing tear of the meniscus, knee braces also provide relief from severe knee joint by adding well needed stability. A knee support can also limit excessive movements that will trigger a high level of discomfort in an unstable knee. A knee support can help stabilize the knee during the post-operative phase and while undergoing rehabilitation. For individuals that do not have time or a lot of money to deal with the emotional and physical pain of a meniscus tear, a knee brace can help provide tremendous support to your injured knee.