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What to do if your knees hurt?

Timely prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the knee joints will help maintain their mobility and avoid complications that are especially difficult to tolerate in old age.

Complaints of pain in the knee are widespread because the knee joint is supportive, has a complex anatomical structure and can be easily injured.

To understand what kind of cause causes pain in the knee and what exactly is affected in it, it is necessary to ask the patient in detail about his chronic diseases, lifestyle and events that preceded the onset of pain, as well as to take x-rays, ultrasound or tomography of the knee, take blood tests . Based on the results, a referral to a rheumatologist or traumatologist-orthopedist is given. In some cases, surgery may be required.