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Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain

I woke up this morning with a little bit of pain behind my left knee and this afternoon my leg has swollen up from above the left knee down to my ankle. It hurts from the pressure but it s not severe pain , but I am on 3 different pain killers do to severe chronic pain
Mon, 11 Apr 2016
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hi,

thank-you for providing the brief history of you.

As you mentioned you have pain and swelling of the knee. Also, the painful area is behind the knee joint, it appears to me as the ligament injury. Also, if you have an arthritis it may lead to such pain and symptoms of swelling.

I advice you to do the MRI of the knee and expose the internal structures of the knee joint. Which will help us look more deep into the knee joint.

Also, taking a physical therapy like - Therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy will help you with relief of pain.

If there is ligament injury confirmed on the MRI then avoiding the knee bending for time being will be of choice. As to avoid further damage.

Also, to understand that if you have any vascular symptoms then a Doppler will help look deep into the matter and the medical management will be guided accordingly.

Performing exercises at the later stages of life is of due importance to understand the needs of the muscle Strengthening and functioning of the knee joint muscles.

Usually patients recover with 99% , as I have seen seen with proper conservative management.

with the grace of God I wish you a speedy recovery

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain

hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. As you mentioned you have pain and swelling of the knee. Also, the painful area is behind the knee joint, it appears to me as the ligament injury. Also, if you have an arthritis it may lead to such pain and symptoms of swelling. I advice you to do the MRI of the knee and expose the internal structures of the knee joint. Which will help us look more deep into the knee joint. Also, taking a physical therapy like - Therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy will help you with relief of pain. If there is ligament injury confirmed on the MRI then avoiding the knee bending for time being will be of choice. As to avoid further damage. Also, to understand that if you have any vascular symptoms then a Doppler will help look deep into the matter and the medical management will be guided accordingly. Performing exercises at the later stages of life is of due importance to understand the needs of the muscle Strengthening and functioning of the knee joint muscles. Usually patients recover with 99% , as I have seen seen with proper conservative management. with the grace of God I wish you a speedy recovery Regards Jay Indravadan Patel