Can stress cause arthritis?

Well Hi there

Welcome to this wonderful board. You know when I read your question, I had to take a double take. You see, I was only reading about this very thing yesterday under "can anxiety cause arthritis"? There are alot on this post who feel that it can.

I alone in my family have rheumatoid arthritis, so I can say it is possible to be the only one

I am just wondering though, could your arthritis be a result of wear and tear on that joint?

This wear and tear is quite common and will be a result of use of that joint. Resting it will help.

Can you think of a reason why your knee is inflamed? Can your knee be stressed because of  physical activity?

So I would say yes,  a joint can be inflamed both by mental stress and physical stress.

The joints of the legs are most suseptable because they bear so much weight on them.

Did your dr by any chance tell you what kind of arthritis is in your knee? If not call & ask. The most common type is osteoathritis. It usually hits the major joints because it is a wear & tear type of arthritis. Our knees take so much stress from the body this is not uncommon to happen even w/o an injury. If the knee becomes troublesome, get back in to see your dr, there are many things that you can use either OTC or prescription.

My daughter ran track all thru jr high and developed it in both knees from doing that. Her poor knees really gave her fits. She would not give up track and she suffered with it, mainly during track season.

Susie