Knee Pain Location Chart: What Knee Pain May Indicate - Healthline
WEBMar 1, 2023 · The precise location of your knee pain can help you narrow down the potential cause. Here's what you need to know as well as a chart.
Pain Above Knee: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention - Healthline
WEBApr 1, 2019 · Common causes of pain above your knee include quadricep or hamstring tendonitis, arthritis, and knee bursitis. Your knee is the largest joint in your body, formed where your femur...
Quadriceps Tendonitis (Tendinopathy) Causes and Treatments - Healthline
WEBDec 10, 2019 · Quadriceps tendinitis causes pain in the front of your knee, just above the kneecap. Usually, the pain is dull and gradually increases over time. The pain may get worse after sitting down for...
Pain Above Knee: Causes & Treatment - Knee Pain Explained
WEB1. Quadriceps Tendonitis. The most common cause of pain above the knee and in the lower thigh is quadriceps tendonitis. With quadriceps tendonitis, there is inflammation and degeneration of the tendon that attaches the quads muscles to the top of the kneecap.
Patellar tendinitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Patellar tendinitis is an injury to the tendon connecting your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone. The patellar tendon works with the muscles at the front of your thigh to extend your knee so that you can kick, run and jump.
Quadriceps Tendonitis: Causes & Treatment - Knee Pain Explained
WEBQuadriceps tendonitis is inflammation of the quadriceps tendon where it attaches to the top of the kneecap. It is the most common cause of pain above the knee. In the early stages of quadriceps tendonitis, strain and overuse results in small tears in the tendon.
Knee pain location chart: Sites of different injuries - Medical News Today
WEBMar 30, 2023 · The location of pain can help determine which knee condition a person has. People may have pain above, below, behind, or at the kneecap or on the inner or outer knee.
Patellar Tendinitis/Quadriceps Tendinitis - Overview - Mayo …
WEBThe quadriceps tendon is located just above the kneecap (patella) and connects the quadriceps muscles in the front of the thigh to the top of the kneecap. The patellar tendon is located just below the kneecap. It connects the kneecap to the shinbone (tibia).
Knee Cap Pain (Patellofemoral Pain): Causes & Treatment
WEBSep 9, 2020 · Kneecap pain, aka patellofemoral pain, often feels like a dull aching or burning sensation at the front of the knee or behind the kneecap. Here we will look at the common causes of knee cap pain, how they present and how to treat patellofemoral pain.
Top of knee pain: Causes, treatments, and more - Medical News Today
WEBDec 10, 2020 · Causes. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prevention. Exercises. Summary. Pain in the top, or front, of the knee — also known as anterior knee pain — has several possible causes. If the top, or...