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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Pain In The Knee Post Injury

I had a fall a week ago Tuesday where I slid on a slippery floor. My knee hurt at the time of the fall and was painful afterwards, particularly when standing up or going up or down stairs. It continues to feel this way - how do I know if this is something that needs to be medically treated or will heal on it s own?
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Hello and thank you for your question!
Traumas are the most common cause of knee problems like you have. The knee is a larg joint and it consists of some structures including the meniscus, ligaments, tendines, muscles and the bone of patella. So the injury you had might have damaged one of this structuris.
Its reccomended to do some exams to be able to have a right diagnosis.
First of all i would reccomend to do a X - Ray and see if there is a damage (fracture) of the bone or damaged carilagines.
Second i would reccomend to do an Ultrasound of the other structures including ligament and muscles to see if there is any damage of them (rupture).
If the knee is swollen it is reccomended to put some ice packs on it to reduce the inflamations. For the pain managment its reccomended to take some NSAID (if you dont have any Contraindications taking them) if so, you should take Acetaminophen.
Best regards!
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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Pain In The Knee Post Injury

Hello and thank you for your question! Traumas are the most common cause of knee problems like you have. The knee is a larg joint and it consists of some structures including the meniscus, ligaments, tendines, muscles and the bone of patella. So the injury you had might have damaged one of this structuris. Its reccomended to do some exams to be able to have a right diagnosis. First of all i would reccomend to do a X - Ray and see if there is a damage (fracture) of the bone or damaged carilagines. Second i would reccomend to do an Ultrasound of the other structures including ligament and muscles to see if there is any damage of them (rupture). If the knee is swollen it is reccomended to put some ice packs on it to reduce the inflamations. For the pain managment its reccomended to take some NSAID (if you dont have any Contraindications taking them) if so, you should take Acetaminophen. Best regards!