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What Causes Severe Pain In The Right Knee In A 75-year-old?
For a long time I had severe pain in my right knee when I sit for a long time. RecentliI began to tak calcium supplements totally about 1700 units per day. My right knee feels much better. Any idea why this should be? I am male and 75 and white. I backpac several times a year in Mexico
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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To be honest it is a bit difficult to say exactly with this limited data, but what can be said is that it looks like osteoarthritis. This chronic degenerative diseases generally effect single joint ,mostly knee or hip . This is more likely if your knee produces some cracking sounds. The management is with painkillers, some supplements, and physiotherapy. However, this all comes once the diagnosis is confirmed with examination and X-ray of your joint.
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To be honest it is a bit difficult to say exactly with this limited data, but what can be said is that it looks like osteoarthritis. This chronic degenerative diseases generally effect single joint ,mostly knee or hip . This is more likely if your knee produces some cracking sounds. The management is with painkillers, some supplements, and physiotherapy. However, this all comes once the diagnosis is confirmed with examination and X-ray of your joint.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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