Many people tend to experience medial knee pain after activities such as running. There are many causes of medial knee pain, such as a strained medial knee ligament, or arthritis, however there is another area that often triggers knee pain and is more common in clinical practice, and that is goose foot. What is a goose foot? The goose foot is a tendon-like tissue on the medial side of the knee, so named because it resembles the palm of a goose. It is a joint tendon composed of three muscles: the suture, the femoralis, and the semitendinosus; between it and the medial collateral ligament of the knee is a superficial bursa called the “goose foot bursa. How does goosefoot bursitis and goosefoot bursitis occur? In our daily exercise, such as long-distance running, marathon, cycling, ball games and other sports, repeated flexion and extension of the knee joint often leads to congestion and edema of the suture muscle, thin femoral muscle and semitendinosus tendon, or repeated friction and extrusion of the goose foot bursa, resulting in aseptic inflammation of the bursa, leading to swelling, pain and restricted movement of the knee joint. In addition, incorrect posture in daily life, such as maintaining a squatting posture for a long time, can also increase goose foot tension leading to goose foot inflammation or goose foot bursitis. In addition to being seen in the aforementioned sports enthusiasts, goose foot inflammation is also common in middle-aged and older women who have degenerative knee osteoarthritis and thicker thighs. What are the symptoms of goosefoot inflammation and goosefoot bursitis? Pain in the medial tibial goose foot area, pain is obvious when going up stairs, knee extension and other activities, pain is aggravated after activities, can be relieved after rest, severe cases of knee flexion and extension activities are limited; local swelling in goose foot bursitis; pressure pain is obvious in the goose foot area, no obvious bone changes on X-ray examination, or mild degeneration is visible, and the medial knee gap is narrowed, which may be accompanied by osteoarthritis. What can be done to treat goose foot bursitis? 1, rest, reduce activity; 2, medication: can be applied externally or oral anti-inflammatory and pain medication, such as fotarine; 3, physical therapy: the use of ultrashort wave, magnetic therapy, semiconductor laser therapy, as appropriate, the disease is long and stubborn can be used shock wave therapy; 4, local injection: the disease is stubborn can be used to treat local injection; 5, surgery: for those individuals with recurrent attacks, the disease is long and difficult to heal, surgery can be used Removal of goose foot bursa. How to prevent goose feet? 1, maintain good posture, avoid prolonged squatting movements, such as laundry, wiping the floor, choosing vegetables, etc., avoid long-term weight bearing, control the diet to maintain the appropriate weight; 2, warm up before activities to increase the flexibility and flexibility of the lower limbs, muscle stretching after activities to relax the muscles; 3, patients suffering from flat feet, bunions and other foot problems, they need to be corrected, wear insoles or orthotics to reduce the arch of the foot pressure.