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My knee feels like it needs to pop, and it feels tight and hurts when I bend and extend. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a girl who is 5 feet and 160 pounds. My knee feels like it needs to pop, but it will not. It feels really tight and hurts when I bend it quite a bit and when I fully extend it. I am currently not taking any medications. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The probable diagnosis is knee pain. This seems to be due to a soft tissue injury to the knee. You need to take tablets. If it does not get better in two weeks, then you will require an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan of the knee joint. I... Read Full »