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What Is The Treatment For Swollen And Painful Knee?

I fell on my knee last night and the inside of it is extremely swollen and painful but there is no bruise. I can barely move my leg at the knee now and have a lot of trouble walking, especially up and down stairs. Is this something that I should be worried about or should I be fine to wait it out?
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Hello,

As mentioned about not able to move the knee and pain while climbing up the stair's I would recommend you to take up and MRI of the knee as what I suspect is the ligament sprain. Usually, in certain cases, we get degenerative changes in the ligaments and joints and can be treated conservatively. An MRI will help us understand the extent of the soft tissue injury and guide exercise as accordingly which can help regain the functions of the knee back.

In my clinical practice of 12 years, most cases have been recovered with only executed exercises for both the limbs equally to get the desired outcome score.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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What Is The Treatment For Swollen And Painful Knee?

Hello, As mentioned about not able to move the knee and pain while climbing up the stair s I would recommend you to take up and MRI of the knee as what I suspect is the ligament sprain. Usually, in certain cases, we get degenerative changes in the ligaments and joints and can be treated conservatively. An MRI will help us understand the extent of the soft tissue injury and guide exercise as accordingly which can help regain the functions of the knee back. In my clinical practice of 12 years, most cases have been recovered with only executed exercises for both the limbs equally to get the desired outcome score. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist