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Swelling, Stiffness, Pain In Knees And Thighs, Tingling In Arms. Can Herniated Disc Cause This? Should I See Rhumatologist?

Can My c4&c5 herniated disks cause swelling,stiffness,and pain in my knees and thighs . Most of the time its just 1 knee,however it can sometimes be both . I still have the pain,
numbness and tingling in my arms and hands . I have been given cortisone shots in my knees for the inflammation, but the swelling came back after a week and a half. Now the doctor wants me to go to a rumatologist
Mon, 29 Jul 2013
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Hello,
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
From your query i understood you suffering from both Prolapsed disc and arthritis.
Swelling pain and stiffness of knees and hip joint is due to inflammation either due to rheumatoid arthritis of Osteoarthritis.
Numbness and tingling in arms and hands are due to Your cervical disc prolapse( herniated cervical disc).
Better take X- ray of both knee joints and hip joints before consulting Rheumatologist.
As for about cortisone injection, It can decrease the inflammation and there by decreasing the pain.
Herniated disc in cervical region does not cause swelling and stiffness in knee and hip joint.
If any doubt, Kindly reply.
Hope this helps.
Take care
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Swelling, Stiffness, Pain In Knees And Thighs, Tingling In Arms. Can Herniated Disc Cause This? Should I See Rhumatologist?

Hello, Welcome to Healthcaremagic. From your query i understood you suffering from both Prolapsed disc and arthritis. Swelling pain and stiffness of knees and hip joint is due to inflammation either due to rheumatoid arthritis of Osteoarthritis. Numbness and tingling in arms and hands are due to Your cervical disc prolapse( herniated cervical disc). Better take X- ray of both knee joints and hip joints before consulting Rheumatologist. As for about cortisone injection, It can decrease the inflammation and there by decreasing the pain. Herniated disc in cervical region does not cause swelling and stiffness in knee and hip joint. If any doubt, Kindly reply. Hope this helps. Take care