knee pain?

Question:

I have extreme pain in my right knee. it is under my knee. like the back of it. it hurts so bad when i walk, I am trying to walk normally but i am having to walk with a limp. What should I do? What could it be? I can not think of anything that i did to hurt it!

Answers:
There are serveral things that can cause pain in the back of the knee, probably the three most common disorders are: a muscular injury of the hamstring tendon or popliteus muscle(which doesn't seem likely since you do not recall hurting it), a baker's cyst (which is often a sign of other problems in the knee...see next) and finally a mensicus injury. The meniscus is a cartilaginous tissue that helps cusion the knee joint and faciliate normal movement. Tearing of the posterior horn of the mensicus can result in posterior knee pain. Tears can occur due to injury, poor mechanics of the joint (if you had alignment problems of the knees, feet, etc), or degeneration.

All of these conditions require evaluation by a physician (preferrably an orthopedist) to confirm diagnosis.

it could be a cramp that you have not gotten out, or you could have pulled a muscle with out knowing.

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