Sometimes people complaint about pain and tenderness at the posterior part of their knee i.e back of knee but they are unaware about the exact pathology behind that pain in this blog we will discuss about the various causes that are responsible for posterior knee pain.
Following are the various causes of posterior knee pain :-
BAKER’S CYST
BICEPS FEMORIS TENDONITIS (HAMSTRING MUSCLE)
MENISCAL INJURY
POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY
PATELLAR TENDONITIS
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
GASTROCNEMIUS TENDONITIS (CALF MUSCLE)
CLAUDICATION (CRAMPS)
CHONDROMALACIA
OSTEOARTHRITIS
In the next article we will discuss about treatment of posterior as well as anterior knee pain along with various knee mobilization techniques , home based knee rehabilitation exercises and different types of supports and braces available for knee stability and pain relief.
5 replies on “Causes of Posterior Knee Pain”
Very informative. Thank you.
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This is a current issue in my life, so I look forward to the next posts.
i have recently posted a blog regarding knee mobilisation and will be posting home based knee rehabilitation exercises thank you for reading.
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