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Question: hello my name is xxxxxx XXXXXXX xxxxxx and I have a painful right knee it keeps locking and giving way on me I am on strong painkillers but they don't seem to
Brief Answer:
Physiotherapy have the main role in improving most of cases else visit your specialist for better evaluation .
Detailed Answer:
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..
This might be a sort of osteoarthritis or joint stiffness . In most of cases pain may subside simultaneously without medications by relaxing .
For my patients i may recommend tylenol tabs after meals , hot gentle massages with topical anti-inflammatory gels , B12 vitamin supplementation and muscle relaxants but medication alone would not work in your case . Physiotherapy and massages will be more effective in most of cases with knee locking .
Physiotherapy with a good chiropractor will be fine else more laboratory investigations and an MRI scan and follow up these results with your physician for proper evaluation and management .
In more chronic or resistant cases steroid tabs or injections may be prescribed and they give good results with painful knees but have to be done by a good experienced specialist to prevent the risk of their side effects .
Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health,
Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Physiotherapy have the main role in improving most of cases else visit your specialist for better evaluation .
Detailed Answer:
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..
This might be a sort of osteoarthritis or joint stiffness . In most of cases pain may subside simultaneously without medications by relaxing .
For my patients i may recommend tylenol tabs after meals , hot gentle massages with topical anti-inflammatory gels , B12 vitamin supplementation and muscle relaxants but medication alone would not work in your case . Physiotherapy and massages will be more effective in most of cases with knee locking .
Physiotherapy with a good chiropractor will be fine else more laboratory investigations and an MRI scan and follow up these results with your physician for proper evaluation and management .
In more chronic or resistant cases steroid tabs or injections may be prescribed and they give good results with painful knees but have to be done by a good experienced specialist to prevent the risk of their side effects .
Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health,
Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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