- Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis happens when the cartilage in your joints breaks down causing pain, stiffness, and swelling.
- Bursitis (anserine)
Anserine bursitis is a swelling of the bursa at the inside of the knee and causes pain, redness and stiffness.
- ACL knee injury
An ACL injury happens when you tear or overstretch the anterior collateral ligament on the inside of the knee.
- Broken (fractured) lower leg
A broken lower leg can cause include severe pain, swelling, tenderness, bruising, or shortening of the leg.
- Bruised shin
A bruised shin results in a bluish appearance on the skin, but the skin does not break.
- Osteochondritis dessicans
Osteochondritis dissecans is a joint problem that causes pain, swelling, and a locked up joint.
- Venous insufficiency
Venous insufficiency causes pain, aching, skin rashes, and swelling in the legs.
- Perichondritis
Perichondritis is an infection of the tissue that surrounds the ear cartilage causing inflammation and pain.
- Stress fractures
Stress fractures are small breaks that usually occur in the feet or leg bones, causing pain and swelling.
- Lumbar (low back) herniated disk
A lumbar herniated disc is a condition of the lower spine causing low back pain, weakness, or numbness.
- Dislocated knee
Symptoms of knee or kneecap dislocations include pain and swelling in the knee, stiffness, and deformity.
- Phlebitis
Phlebitis means inflammation of the veins, and can cause redness, itching, irritation, pain, and swelling.
- Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a rare disease that can cause swelling and hard lumps in the lymph nodes and organs.
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Many people with pain around the kneecap have patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
Osteomyelitis is an infection of a bone that causes pain, swelling, and redness.
- Pseudogout
Pseudogout is a type of arthritis similar to gout, where crystals form in the joints, causing swelling and pain.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling, and joint damage.
- Shin splints
Shin splints are pain that occurs along or behind the shinbone, often caused by overused, swollen muscles.
- Tick bite
A tick-related illness may cause a rash that expands out from the site of the bite, fever, chills, and more.
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury
A posterior cruciate ligament injury causes pain, swelling, weakness and instability of the knee.
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
Shingles is a painful, blistering, skin rash typically found on the back and sides of the chest.
