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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Knee And Torn Ligaments

I have a swollen knee. Doctor said I do not have arthritis in this knee. I had torn ligaments about 10 or 12 years ago while playing basketball. I was due to get surgery but had to cancel it because of the job I had at the time. Sometimes this knee will get sore and swell, but I take an Aleve and a couple days it is gone. Now it is swollen again but this time its been over a week and it is still painful and swollen. Could high blood pressure impede the healing this time? Because I checked it and my BP is a little high.
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Foremost of all I'm unable to know your age. Considering the fact that you mentioned, "your doctor said that you do not have arthritis", I'm assuming that you might be around 40's. From my perspective I would first advise you to have a radiographical investigation of your knee to make sure the prime cause of pain. It can be either from your knee lagging ligamentous support or something dealing with the joint itself. For symptomatic relief of pain you can take ibuprofen tablets available over the counter twice a day after food. Be cautious if you have ulcer or gastritis as ibuprofen by itself has the tendency to cause ulcers. I do not personally find a correlation between your increased blood pressure as a cause for the joint swelling; However, follow simple dietary measures and physical activity to keep your blood pressure in control. You can try using knee caps/braces to provide support to your joint. Finally I advise you that seek radiological investigation at the earliest to arrive at a conclusive diagnosis.
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Knee And Torn Ligaments

Hello, Foremost of all I m unable to know your age. Considering the fact that you mentioned, your doctor said that you do not have arthritis , I m assuming that you might be around 40 s. From my perspective I would first advise you to have a radiographical investigation of your knee to make sure the prime cause of pain. It can be either from your knee lagging ligamentous support or something dealing with the joint itself. For symptomatic relief of pain you can take ibuprofen tablets available over the counter twice a day after food. Be cautious if you have ulcer or gastritis as ibuprofen by itself has the tendency to cause ulcers. I do not personally find a correlation between your increased blood pressure as a cause for the joint swelling; However, follow simple dietary measures and physical activity to keep your blood pressure in control. You can try using knee caps/braces to provide support to your joint. Finally I advise you that seek radiological investigation at the earliest to arrive at a conclusive diagnosis.