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I have locked knees, sometimes with a bad pain. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I have a lock in my knees and sometimes I have bad pain. I have inflammation inside and down my knees. When I go upstairs I feel weakness in my knees. My doctor recognized it was bone friction and prescribed me Glucosamine sulfate and Chondroitin sulfate with knee exercises and a br...  Read Full »


Dr. Atul Prakash

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The symptoms that you describe are called patellofemoral compression syndrome. I would suggest you do quadricep strengthening exercises, hamstring strengthening exercises, and cycling with the seat raised is the best exercise in the gym ...  Read Full »

When I bend my knee, it snaps, locks up, and stays still, causing terrible pain. Kindly help.

Query: Hello doctor,My knee pops as it bends, and I am in severe pain the whole time. It occasionally locks up and remains still. Kindly help.  Read Full »


Dr. Sharoff Lokesh Mohan

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Meniscal damage and tear are indicated by popping and locking of the knee. The affected knee joint has to be scanned using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and laterally viewed X-rays of both knee joints. Activities...  Read Full »

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