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Knee Pain While Walking Down Stairs, Sitting, Standing, Knee Caps Sore. No Pain During Exercise. Why?

Hi im hoping you can help im having a lot of trouble with my knee. I have pain most of the time, its worst in a morning, when walking down stairs and sitting and standing. My knee caps are swore to the touch. The pain is on the iner side of both knees. It almost feels like my knees want to click to clear the pain but the click never comes!
I do a lot of powerlifting but I never have pain while in the gym or performing exercises? ? any ideas what I can do to get rid of this?
Thu, 24 Oct 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Knee pain going down stairs usually indicates a problem with the Knee cap (patella) and how it moves. The patella is a small bone yet huge forces go through it with every day activities. As a result, the back of the patella is lined with the thickest layer of cartilage in the whole body as it is designed to withstand massive compressive forces.

Commonest causes are:

1. Runners Knee
This is also known as Anterior Knee Pain or Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome and is the most common cause of knee pain going down stairs.

2. Chondromalacia Patella
Damage to the cartilage on the back of the kneecap

3. Osteoarthritis
Degenerative changes (wear and tear) in the knee bones and cartilage

Please consult your doctor and get clinical examination done.

Hope this helps
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Knee Pain While Walking Down Stairs, Sitting, Standing, Knee Caps Sore. No Pain During Exercise. Why?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Knee pain going down stairs usually indicates a problem with the Knee cap (patella) and how it moves. The patella is a small bone yet huge forces go through it with every day activities. As a result, the back of the patella is lined with the thickest layer of cartilage in the whole body as it is designed to withstand massive compressive forces. Commonest causes are: 1. Runners Knee This is also known as Anterior Knee Pain or Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome and is the most common cause of knee pain going down stairs. 2. Chondromalacia Patella Damage to the cartilage on the back of the kneecap 3. Osteoarthritis Degenerative changes (wear and tear) in the knee bones and cartilage Please consult your doctor and get clinical examination done. Hope this helps