Knee and now back pain?

Question

I have had knee pain since I was 9 (for 16 years now), it is achy but can be very severe. I thought it was arthritis, but was recently told there is no way it could be that because juvenile arthritis would have left me crippled by now. I get upper back pain if I don't sleep completely flat. I sometimes can't straighten my left leg because of a pain from me knee to the ball of my foot. I also sometimes get very sharp quick pain in my lower back and am unable to pick a leg off of the floor to walk at times. Is this all related? I am just sick of having at least one of these stupid pains every day. Any advice would be great!

Answer 1

Your knee pain could be causing back pain because as you try to compensate for the pain in your knee by limping or walking incorrectly it causes your spine to be out of alignment. Find out why your knee is causing you so much discomfort by seeing a physician and maybe getting an MRI.