Pain behind knee is something many of us have or might experience if we play sports that involve bending at knees, running, tennis, or any activity that puts strain on area.

Here are some things you need to keep in mind if you ever experience such pain behind knee:

1. Possible Arthritis

This is one of most common causes of pain in knee. In fact, if you are over age of 65 one in two of you have arthritis with knee been one of most common joints involved.

The pain of arthritis is usually a dull tooth ache pain that is occasionally sharp with sudden movements. The pain is usually located over your joint line (where tibia meets femur) and in front of knee. Mild and sometimes severe swelling is associated with this pain. The pain is worse when you exit a chair or car. It is also worse with any prolonged walking or standing. The pain is usually better with rest, heat (sometimes ice), wrapping knee and pain medication.

Occasionally knee may catch on rough uneven surfaces of your cartilage. Patients often complain of grinding in knee, and occassional popping.

2. Minor Tear of Cartilage Surface

Rather then a cyst or fluid build-up, causes of pain behind knee might simply be slight micro tears in cartilage. This can be treated with same solutions at end of this article. Tears, if minor, require no surgery and will heal on their own depending on time allowed for healing and if activity that aggravates it is avoided.

3. Baker's Cyst

Well, flu season is coming upon us quickly, and most people would love to skip getting sick this year. The biggest question is…How? Here are easiest ways to keep yourself and loved ones free of nastiest of colds this (and every) year.

First of all, flu is a virus. A viral infection cannot be treated with antibiotics. A virus can only overwhelm your defenses and multiply in your body if your body’s defenses are not adequate to begin with. If you are strong, vital, and have a health immune sysytem, your body will most likely be able to stave off most colds, flus, and bacteria. The problem comes when you are stressed, eating poorly, not taking a good multivitamin, or have been recently sick. The traditional holiday season, with its stress, gift buying, wrapping, travel, visiting, and overeating, is a perfect occasion for you to fall ill with flu. Here is what you can do.

1.Take a quality multivitamin. If you are not eating in most stellar fashion, chances are you are low on many nutrients. This is just a fact in today’s world. A good, quality supplement will provide you with immune enhancing and flu fighting nutrients like zinc, vitamin A, selenium, vitamin C, and B vitamins. Keeping your defenses up and your body healthy is first line of defense.

2.Do your best not to become stressed. Stress threatens your immunity immensely. It’s just not worth it to become stressed and sick. Try to remember what your goal is in highest regard. Instead of thinking, “Oh no! I’ll be late!” think “My goal is to arrive and do my best. I will take control and responsibility over what I can and do my best.” If you show up authentically and remain true to your ideals while not getting bogged down in stress of every event in moment, you can truly do your immune system (and psyche) a service.