Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain And Difficulty Walking

Posted on Mon, 2 Feb 2015

Question: I woke up with knee pain two days ago, it has gotten worse. I cannot put weight on it. I have not had an injury

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be inflammatory in nature.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.

According to your description , pain over your knee seems to be inflammatory in nature. It could be an acute attack of gout.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care

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

Follow up: Dr. Saurabh Gupta (35 minutes later)

Thinking of using crutches till I can see my dr. Think that is a good idea?

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is good idea to use crutches

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

You are correct. It is good idea to use crutches till you see the doctor.

Warm regards.

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