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Suggest Treatment For Sports Injury On Knee

Posted on Fri, 9 May 2014

Question: I am 41 years old around 6 months back I had injured my knee in a contact sport. It was on left inside of knee joint and there was swelling for 3 days followed by pain for 5 days. After which swelling and pain subsided but while walking there was click in my knee which eventually subsided but every now and then while am walking I feel my joint moves very minutely on the left inside of the knee. I am able to run normally do all tasks normally like jumping and all. but once in a while this discomfort rises again. Please suggest how to go about resolving this sports injury and where?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Internal knee joint injury. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. You must have hurt your internal structures in knee while playing. There is possibility of ligament, meniscus, capsule or synovial injury. These are best visualized on MRI (Magnetic Resonant Imaging). most likely it is a partial tear as the symptoms are intermittent and are not severe. This often improves with rest and hot fomentation. A pair of elastic knee supports can add to stability. Stretching and strengthening the quadriceps and hamstring muscle groups is critical for proper treatment. Quad sets are done by contraction the thigh muscles while the legs are straight and holding the contraction for a count of 10. Sets of 10 contractions are done between 15-20 times per day.You can do the required exercises under the care of an expert physiotherapist. Get your running shoes examined for proper biomechanical fit. Heat application and use of knee brace is advised for proper knee support at the time of exercise. Avoid such activities as squatting, kneeling, heavy lifting, climbing, etc. Adding glucosamine sulfate as supplement after consulting your orthopedician may help in relieving your symptoms. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (10 minutes later)

Hello Dr. Tayal, Thanks for the help. Yes am into exercises and am able to do Leg Extensions, squats and Leg Curl without any issue. For MRI what is a good place to get that done. So once the MRI is done should I go to Ortho? as my experience is that they are not much into any ligament injury and don't know much how to resolve the ligament issue permanently so if there is any sports medicine Doctor that I can get in touch with after MRI Regards XXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Consult sports medicine specialist Detailed Answer: Hello. Thanks for writing again. You can get the MRI scan done at your nearest diagnostic center and talk to the radiologist regarding your symptoms so that he/ she can focus well on the problem area. Consulting a sports medicine specialist will be more appropriate after MRI scan. To find a good Sports medicine specialist nearest to your place, we have patient written reviews for doctors in our listing, those can guide you for a better doctor. You can search for a doctor in your area at http://healthcaremagic.com/doctors . OR One of our customer care executives will assist you further in finding a good doctor. (Please send mail to CRM team, YYYY@YYYY ) Hope my answer is helpful. Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries. Regards.

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