Meniscal Pain

The meniscus is one of the bagel-shaped kind of cartilages in the knee joint, serving as a protective layer, stabiliser to guide knee movement and shock absorber. Menisci enable the knee to withstand significant loading stress.  They also assist in maintaining adequate weight distributions between the tibia and femur (the bones of the lower leg and the thigh), as well as promote painless unrestricted movement of the knee. Loaded twisting motions can cause chronic wear or acute tears in the menisci, producing pain and instability.