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Suggest Treatment For Knee Locking

I have knee locking which can last 10 minutes, with pain and a bit of swelling now and then, pain on outside of knee and on knee cap, and just under knee cap. What have I done to it? I walk, go to gym, have had massages. I ice it, tape it, wear braces. Any advice would be great
posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2015
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HI,

Hope you are free of your pain now.

I can understand your concern. From your history, it can be due to subluxation of your knee cap , meaning that your knee cap slightly slid off from its usual position. It can cause immense pain, swelling and a period of restriction of movement until it slid back to its usual position. Another possibility is concerning your ligaments and cushion inside your knee joint called meniscus.

Consult a orthospecialist and evaluate your knee joint.

Hope I answered your query.

Dr. Arveen A Sulfath
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Suggest Treatment For Knee Locking

HI, Hope you are free of your pain now. I can understand your concern. From your history, it can be due to subluxation of your knee cap , meaning that your knee cap slightly slid off from its usual position. It can cause immense pain, swelling and a period of restriction of movement until it slid back to its usual position. Another possibility is concerning your ligaments and cushion inside your knee joint called meniscus. Consult a orthospecialist and evaluate your knee joint. Hope I answered your query. Dr. Arveen A Sulfath