“For the vast majority of people we don’t have a good explanation why it occurs.” Thomas P. Sculco, Surgeon-in-Chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explains several common causes for arthritis, while noting that it’s still a relatively mysterious condition.
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Arthritis is among those ailments that can appear so broad that they sometimes merit their very own category. Well, that’s true up to a point. Arthritis can come in the form of knee pain, tendonitis, foot pain, joint pain, hip pain etc…
Despite the variation involved with arthritis however, it’s worth noting also that they are generally caused by the same problems. So regardless where you may be feeling the pain, as long as you are experiencing arthritis you can be confident that your problems are caused by the same things that are plaguing other people who are suffering from arthritis.
Now, you might probably ask: How does knee pain arthritis differ from arthritis in the foot?
In order to address that question, we will need to delve a little deeper. For starters, it’s important to remember that the cause of arthritis may extend well beyond the area where you are experiencing pain. What this means is that the pain you’re feeling – knee pain to be specific – is just the tip of the iceberg.
Now, arthritis has many causes. Some of these may involve the tearing of muscles – a notable problem among people of advanced age. Other causes may involve Tendonitis or severe stress on the muscles resulting from overwork or just plain muscle degradation.
In the case of the knees, it’s important to remember that this part of the body is connected to many other muscles, some of which extend all the way up to the hips.
So the first big difference between knee pain and foot pain? It’s the scope. If you develop knee pain, there’s a very good chance that the pain will spread upwards and downwards if left untreated. In contrast foot pain arthritis is less likely to spread and when they do their direction is usually up.
The second difference between these two types of arthritis that you should be aware of is that foot arthritis tends be comparatively more common as you grow older, whereas knee pain can affect anyone provided the right conditions are in place. For example, an athlete who overexerts himself is likely to experience knee pain even at an early age by virtue of his profession.