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What Causes Severe Pain Behind The Knee?

The back of my knee and up the back of my leg is causing a lot of pain. The front of my knee is dis colored..yellowish. It is not the result of a recent injury. Back of knee and leg is numb. I work on ladders hanging wallpaper for a living. It hurts a lot when I walk and especially going downstairs...I have to go backwards. When I m sitting still it doesn t hurt near as bad.
Thu, 2 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Your symptoms possibly could be from nerve compression. You should get investigated further with knee joint digital X-ray and lumbar spine X-ray. Your neurological examination is also needed. According to the cause specific treatment given. For nerve compression Pregabalin can be prescribed. I suggest you to consult orthopedic surgeon for examination.

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What Causes Severe Pain Behind The Knee?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Your symptoms possibly could be from nerve compression. You should get investigated further with knee joint digital X-ray and lumbar spine X-ray. Your neurological examination is also needed. According to the cause specific treatment given. For nerve compression Pregabalin can be prescribed. I suggest you to consult orthopedic surgeon for examination. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.