Your knee joint is a combination of ligaments, bone, cartilage, and fluid. The muscles and tendons in your knee help the joint move up and down. If any of these structures in the knee is damaged, they often cause mild to severe knee pain. The most common causes of knee pain include:

• Tendon Injuries – Tendon injuries typically happen during a fall or in sports. They can range from inflamed tendons to torn tendons.
• Osteoarthritis – As the cartilage in your knee wears away over time, osteoarthritis sometimes sets in, causing pain.
• Ligament Injuries – A sudden twisting motion of the knee often results in a painful anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, while a direct impact to the knee often results in a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury.
• Cartilage Injuries – Cartilage injuries are caused by overuse, muscles weakness, and misalignments that soften the cartilage.
• Broken Kneecap – Breaking the patella bone due to a fall or direct blow to the knee leads to intense pain.

You may have inside knee pain, side knee pain, behind knee pain, or back of knee pain. When you notice your short-term knee pain in any area of the knee is now chronic, it’s time to call our pain specialists at Greater Maryland Pain Management. We provide a diagnosis and find an effective treatment for your knee pain. If needed, we’ll work with your orthopedist, rheumatologist, physical therapist, and primary care physician to find the best treatment to meet your needs. We understand knee pain can interfere with all parts of your life. We want you to enjoy a life without pain in your knees.

Our doctors will help you find personalized and effective knee pain treatments. We’ll ask when your knee pain started, the location of the knee pain, and other questions that help us determine the severity of your knee issues. If possible, Greater Maryland Pain Management will recommend non-surgical treatments for knee pain relief. We may prescribe pain relievers, anti-inflammatories, or muscle relaxants to aid your knee pain. Severe cases may need medicine injections. We will speak with you about exercises and lifestyle changes that may help reduce your pain. If we cannot find a non-surgical treatment to lower your pain levels, we’ll recommend surgery to repair the structural damage.

Don’t hesitate to contact Greater Maryland Pain Management whenever you suspect a bulging or herniated disc. We’re well-known in Odenton and Crofton, MD as a compassionate, highly-trained healthcare provider. If you have other areas of leg pain, we’ll help alleviate your pain levels. Our team is always here to answer your questions and give you peace of mind.