The area (maybe the muscle?) above my right knee suddenly swelled up big yesterday. I could barely sleep with the pain and cannot really stand up on it at all without extreme pain... I've tried applying ... View answer

Dr. Tayal, You just responded to my inquiry regarding swollen knee ...which you responded was probably bursitis... What causes bursitis? ... View answer

I twisted my knee 2 weeks ago. The inside of my knee is swollen still. The patella seems to be slipping. My calf "falls asleep" when I sit down. There is also that stupid "electric volt" sensation. I ... View answer

Hello. I have a very painful left knee that is swollen, mostly interior and below the patella . I am an X-ray tech and on my feet at a busy hospital a lot. I had been wearing a fabric brace on it for ... View answer

After playing a round of golf yesterday I woke up this morning with a very sore, stiff and swollen left knee. If I sit for an extended period it is a little painful to straighten my leg then tender to ... View answer

Its been 5 days now since I have had stitches in my knee. The gauze is stuck to the stitches. I was told not to get the area wet so I m a little hesitant to wet the gauze to remove it. My knee is very ... View answer

My knee is swollen on each side but does not hurt to touch swelling. Pain is in back of knee both above And below the knee. No recent trauma. A ski injury many years ago I never got treated.... View answer

I am 52 yrs old tennis lover. Few months ago, I got sudden right knee pain as I was hitting tennis ... (I thought maybe recovered). pain last longer and knee starts swell mildly. MRI knee shows... View answer

back in 2007 when I was hit by car crossing the street. The knee has always been slightly swollen. I ...About 5 weeks ago I fell an landed on my left knee as I was transferring from a wheelchair to a ... View answer

My knee & the area just below it (front) is chronically swollen. I have recently been prescribed compression socks for swollen legs. (I m on my feet a great deal at work.). The sock have not affected... View answer