Basketball knee pain may be caused by physiological reasons such as over-exercise, or it may be caused by pathological reasons such as soft tissue injury, meniscus injury, bone injury, knee joint disease and so on.
1. Physiological reasons: Due to excessive exercise such as playing basketball, the soft tissues around the knee joint are fatigued, excessive metabolic substances are produced in the muscles, lactic acid accumulates, and the symptom of knee pain can appear.
2. Soft tissue injury: when playing basketball, due to the large amplitude of movement or mutual collision, can lead to soft tissue injuries around the knee joint muscles, ligaments and other soft tissue injuries, can appear around the knee joint pain, accompanied by localized swelling, subcutaneous bruising and so on.
3. Meniscus injury: due to excessive twisting of the knee when playing basketball can lead to interlocking of the joints, resulting in meniscus injuries, which can cause knee pain, limited joint movement and other symptoms.
4. Bone injury: direct violence due to collision, fall, etc. can lead to patella, femur or tibia fracture, manifested as knee joint pain, swelling, joint movement disorder, etc..
5. Knee joint diseases: commonly found in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid and rheumatoid arthritis, knee joint infection, knee joint tuberculosis and tumors, etc. Patients can suffer from knee pain due to frequent friction and exertion of the joints during activities such as playing basketball.
Basketball knee pain may also have other reasons, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, give targeted treatment or treatment.