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What Causes Knee And Foot Pain?
i have knee and foot pain. the bone doctor said that I needed therapy because the leg muscles have tightened up. I caN T RECALL the name of my problem. I had gout a few years ago also my right foot has been swollen for 6 days now. have been taking extra strength acetometaphin for a few days. No asperin. It feels like gout. I had been drinking cheap vodka for a few months but stopped all alcholol consumption 4 days ago. the big toe is bright red the others are swollen. Any thoughts? john
Tue, 24 May 2016
hi
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
as you have pain in the knee and foot along with the past history of gout, I will Advice you to undergo physical therapy by which your pain levels will be reduced and also the strength in the muscles will be improved too.
In my clinical practice most patients respond well to physical therapy for knee pain , foot pain and gout.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
as you have pain in the knee and foot along with the past history of gout, I will Advice you to undergo physical therapy by which your pain levels will be reduced and also the strength in the muscles will be improved too.
In my clinical practice most patients respond well to physical therapy for knee pain , foot pain and gout.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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