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What Causes Rigidity In Knee After Sitting For Long With Pain While Walking?

I, 49 years old, hurt my knee during vigorous exercise 2 months ago. It gets very stiff after sitting for a long period of time and feels better after laying down. Walking has mild pain and I can t run. It doesn t hurt to touch the knee, but a deep knee bend is the worst. The injury went from 50% bad to 30% bad, but it isn t improving anymore. What is going on inside of my knee?
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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I gone through your question, and it may be stiff knee.
A stiff knee occurs when you have difficulty moving the knee joint due to injury to or inflammation of the joint. Anything that leads to restricted movementStiff knee may be caused by injuries to the joint or surrounding tissues including:

Bleeding within the joint space (hemarthrosis)
Fracture of any of the bones of the knee
Fragments of bone or cartilage within the joint space
Sprains and strains
Tearing or stretching of the ligaments
Tendinitis
Tendon rupture
Torn ligament or meniscus (cartilage) of the knee joint may be considered to cause stiffness of the knee.
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What Causes Rigidity In Knee After Sitting For Long With Pain While Walking?

I gone through your question, and it may be stiff knee. A stiff knee occurs when you have difficulty moving the knee joint due to injury to or inflammation of the joint. Anything that leads to restricted movementStiff knee may be caused by injuries to the joint or surrounding tissues including: Bleeding within the joint space (hemarthrosis) Fracture of any of the bones of the knee Fragments of bone or cartilage within the joint space Sprains and strains Tearing or stretching of the ligaments Tendinitis Tendon rupture Torn ligament or meniscus (cartilage) of the knee joint may be considered to cause stiffness of the knee.