Knee pain could be affected by the unevenness of the hips. Since the hips carry the gravity center of the body, this center will be thrown off causing the legs length not to be equal, and as a result of it more weight will be loaded on one knee than the other.
If this condition lasts, it may cause a spastic reaction in different muscles, which support the knee.
These muscles could be in the front, side or back of the leg. Only a proper diagnosis can determine the cause of the pain.
"These pain patterns frequently present in older patients who already have some degenerative arthritis and may have been told they will 'have to live with it.'"
Pain in the anterior medial knee:
Patients usually experience anterior knee pain getting up from a seated position. Often it is necessary to push up with their arms to be able to stand. Getting upstairs is also difficult and painful. Any activity that stresses or stretches the three muscles listed will cause discomfort. When pathology in these muscles is the cause of the knee pain, treatment of the Tender Points will provide immediate relief. The patient should be able to perform previously painful maneuvers without pain before the visit is over. Mayofascial pain is very amenable to counterstrain manipulation, and results in a very grateful and astonished patient. These pain patterns are frequently present in older patients who already have some degenerative arthritis and may have been told they will "have to live with it." This is not true. You can find relief.
Pain in the lateral knee:
Pain in the posterior knee: