I have knee pain after exercise – should I be worried about it?
The most common causes of knee pain are related to aging, injury or repeated stress on the knee.
Common knee problems include sprained or strained ligaments, cartilage tears, tendonitis and arthritis. Bending your knee again and again or doing a lot of high-stress exercises, like lunges, squats, leg presses, plyometrics, or even running can irritate tissues in and around your kneecap. When working properly, your kneecap will glide smoothly during knee flexion and extension.
So how do you know when your knee pain is something you should be concerned about? The severity of knee pain may vary, depending on the cause of the problem. Symptoms may include swelling, stiffness, redness, instability, popping or crunching noises, or the inability to fully straighten your knee.
If your knee pain is persistent, call your local Apex Physical Therapy clinic.
Simply call one of our clinics closest to you and ask for a free assessment.
We will schedule you for an in-clinic visit, where a physical therapist will provide you with a comprehensive evaluation of your condition and recommend the best treatment option for you. There’s no cost or obligation, we just want you to start feeling better as soon as possible. Best of all you don’t need a prescription.*
*Per federal guidelines, beneficiaries of plans such as Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, VHA and other federally funded plans are not eligible for free assessments.