Treating a Knee Injury to the Medial Collateral Ligament
Inner knee pain can come on gradually or suddenly. Gradual discomfort may happen due to repetitive strain, such as a long-distance runner developing this symptom. It also can happen when a carpenter or other worker has to spend a lot of time kneeling. Sudden inner knee pain from often is caused by an injury to the medial collateral ligament or MCL. Wearing certain kinds of knee sleeves and braces can prevent worsening of the injury and allow the ligament to heal. How These Injuries Occur The technical name for the inner knee is the medial knee. Sudden pain in this part of the body typically results from a strain, sprain or tear of the MCL. The injury most commonly occurs when someone twists the knee too far. Pivoting while playing basketball or racquetball is an example of how this can happen, but people may injure the MCL at their job or even doing yard work. An injury also can happen to the ligament if the inside of the knee is struck by a hard object. Sometimes two players col