Knee and Lower Leg Pain Symptoms

The meniscus is a C-shaped rubbery pad of cartilage that acts as a shock absorber. It helps to cushion and stabilise your knee during movement.

Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most common overuse injuries among runners. It happens when the IT band, the ligament that runs down the outside of the thigh from the hip to the shin, is tight or inflamed.

Pinpointing a single reason for kneecap pain can be difficult. Contributing factors include patella alignment, condition of the knee joint cartilage, and the arches of your feet.

Common tendon problems in the knee include patella tendinopathy, Osgood-Schlatter disease and bursitis.

Common ligament problems in the knee include injuries to the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), the PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) and the collateral ligaments.

Knees are one of the most commonly affected areas for osteoarthritis (OA). This is caused by a slow progressive loss of cartilage in the knee joint.