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Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling After Meniscus Injury
I injured my knee about 5 years ago playing softball. I was told I had slight irregularities in my meniscus. I went through 6 weeks physical therapy and had no surgery on it. I have been doing intense interval training and I landed wrong on my knee about a week ago and had slight pain as soon as it happened. Afterwards, the pain has consisted and gotten a little worse. It isn t a constant pain, but it hurts to bend it. I have been wearing a knee brace which seems to help a bit, however I cannot fully do my workouts because it hurts to jump or bend it too fast. It has stayed slightly swollen as well, but I have had swelling problems ever since the initial injury it has just been more of a constant since I landed wrong. Should I wait a little longer before seeking medical attention or do I need to go ahead and get it checked out? I m worried that if I go to the doctor they will not find anything very wrong with it but I will still be suffering the pain. Any recommendations?
The painful swelling over knee post injury may be of various clinical contexts as soft tissue injury to involvement of underlying ligaments or muscles. My guidelines at present: - Local application of heating pad - Use of analgesic spray or ointment containing Diclofenac, Linseed oil, Capsaicin, Menthol etc - Assisted physiotherapy - NSAID as Diclofenac, Etoricoxib or others as per the GP choice
A consultation with Orthosurgeon may be need of time in future as per the progress of the condition.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling After Meniscus Injury
Hello, The painful swelling over knee post injury may be of various clinical contexts as soft tissue injury to involvement of underlying ligaments or muscles. My guidelines at present: - Local application of heating pad - Use of analgesic spray or ointment containing Diclofenac, Linseed oil, Capsaicin, Menthol etc - Assisted physiotherapy - NSAID as Diclofenac, Etoricoxib or others as per the GP choice A consultation with Orthosurgeon may be need of time in future as per the progress of the condition. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon