| 1.) What You Need To Know About Stiff Knee | | | | Keeping the knee active will also help keep it from |
| Causes | | | | becoming deformed (speak with your physician about |
| Stiff knee causes can vary from rheumatoid arthritis | | | | your activity levels.) |
| to a torn ligament in the knee. There are many | | | | 4.) Damaged Cartilage or Knee Damage |
| conditions that cause a stiff knee. A doctor will be | | | | In some cases, the stiff knee causes are due to a |
| able to evaluate your knee to see the reason why | | | | damaged knee joint. This can be the result of some |
| you are experiencing a stiff knee. | | | | type of injury that will be revealed in an x-ray or |
| 2.) The Most Common Stiff Knee Causes Include: | | | | MRI. If this is the case, the doctor will usually tell you |
| A.) Degenerative knee disease or osteoarthritis | | | | to rest the knee at least for a while. You may be |
| B.) Damaged cartilage | | | | asked to take pain killers if the pain is acute as is |
| C.) Rheumatoid arthritis | | | | often the case with knee damage. You may also be |
| Other causes of stiff joints can be viral, although | | | | advised to wear a knee brace when you need to |
| they will usually present accompanied by a fever. Any | | | | walk to help provide you with support and pain |
| time you have stiff joints that include a fever, you | | | | reduction. |
| should talk with your doctor . | | | | Healing from a damaged cartilage can take weeks or |
| In most cases, however, the stiff knee causes are | | | | months, depending on the extent of the damage and |
| not an emergency situation nor are they a life | | | | the age of the injured party. Knee surgery can be |
| threatening situation. The causes listed above are all | | | | performed if the patient is an athlete or a younger |
| manageable and should not be fatal, although they | | | | person, in which the outcome is expected to be |
| can lead to acute distress brought on by impaired | | | | successful. |
| movement and joint deformity if not addressed. | | | | 5.) Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| 3.) Treating Arthritis or Osteoarthritis | | | | If the stiff knee causes are related to rheumatoid |
| Both arthritis and osteoarthritis are conditions that | | | | arthritis, anti-inflammatory medication may be |
| affect the joints and present with swelling, pain and | | | | prescribed. Your doctor may also advise you to wear |
| stiffness. Contrary to popular belief, this is not just a | | | | a knee brace to help alleviate discomfort. Rheumatoid |
| condition that affects only older people - younger | | | | arthritis is a progressive auto-immune disease and the |
| people have been known to come down with these | | | | knee will not always benefit from any type of |
| conditions. - A great deal of people who develop | | | | surgery if this condition is related to the stiff knee |
| arthritis or osteoarthritis of the knee are either | | | | causes. |
| athletes or former athletes. | | | | Stiff knee causes can have many underlying factors. |
| Conservative treatment in medicine is nearly always | | | | The treatment for the condition varies with the |
| desired prior to going ahead with surgery, although | | | | cause as well as the individual. In most cases, a |
| rebuilding the knee is an option when it comes to | | | | conservative approach using medication, knee braces |
| treating arthritis or osteoarthritis of the knee. Most | | | | and even exercises such as swimming can keep the |
| doctors will advise anti-inflammatory medications as | | | | pain and stiffness in check. |
| well as a knee brace as a form of treatment. - | | | | |