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Suggest Remedies For Knee Pain While Playing Golf

Posted on Wed, 20 Jul 2016

Question: Maybe you can suggest treatmen/exercises. Playing golf, having some pain and soreness on the left back side of my knee. It does not appear to be the knee itself but the connective tissue between upper and lower leg. Am left handed so the twisting motion of hitting a golf ball must be the casual agent.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It can be knee synovitis

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. Pain in knee can be due to knee synovitis. In this condition there is pain on back or front side of the knee.it some time can be due to prolong standing or trauma or twisting like playing golf.
I have following suggestions for you.
1.Hot water fomentation
2.Tablet Brufen 400 mg twice daily.
3.Brugel local application.
4. Avoid squatting and sitting cross leg.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (8 hours later)

1.what is hot water formentation? Do you mean heat?
2.googled brufen, is this ibuprofen? Found that nsaids do not well for me
3.what is brugel ? It's this a topical version of ibuprofen. This might work.
4.do squats as part of a regular aerobic class I attend. Agree that sitting across leg can be bad. I don't do that anymore.

I thought you would have some exercises I could in corporate to my regular exercise regimen.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Squatting is not good for you

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for replying.
I will try to answer all your questions.
1.Hot water fomentation is applying gentle warm water or moist heat to your knee. It can be done by warm water bag or directly putting warm water.
2.brufen is one of the safest,if it is not effective then you can use Etoricoxib or Ultracet.
3.brugel is local applicant you can apply.
4.Avoid sqat. These are not good for you. If you want then you can do walking on soft surfaces. It is safest exercise. You can also do static quadriceps. Putting a towel below knee joint and press it for ten seconds and then relax.
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (18 days later)

Everything is fine. The pain is due mostly to too much golf and the swinging mothion of hitting a gold ball.
I have been unable to find any pain medication in a cream or rub on form that you suggest.
Plenty of capsicum and/or heat medications but nothing based off of brugel which I assume is a ibuprofen
type of pain reliever.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Brugel has methyl sellicilate

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You can apply any gel. But stretching will take some time. Brugel has Brufen with Methyl sellicilate and it is like a tropical pain killer. You should also take Brufen tablet orally also. Avoid playing golf with out proper stretching and warmup.
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar