Knee pain can be due to a localized injury or trauma causing a torn ligament, tendon, meniscus, fracture, bursitis, tendinitis, obesity, arthritis, overuse (runner's knee), gout, etc. Although pain due to minor injury resolves on its own, diagnosis and correction of the underlying cause are essential to get rid of long-standing severe knee pain. Weight reduction is necessary to treat the present or prevent future knee pain in obese people. Adequate rest, physiotherapy, knee braces, surgery, medication, etc., are the available treatment options based on the diagnosis.
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Query: Hello doctor, I am a 14-year-old, weighing 140 lbs, and I am around five feet four inches tall. I have been dealing with intense pain in my left ankle. It all started back nine years ago when I badly sprained it. Despite the injury, I made the mistake of walking on it the very next day, and I think ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. I suggest you get X-rays and an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of your ankle done. Based on the information you provided, this could potentially be cartilage damage or bone edema in the ankle joint. I suggest you make... Read Full »
I am getting knee pain even with a simple activity. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 27 year old male. My weight is 85 kg and height is 179 cm. About 2 years ago, I participated in a half marathon. On that day, I started feeling pain in both knees above the patella. I think in quadriceps tendon. I followed RICE and the pain went off. But, after that, whenever I do s... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Considering your symptoms and pain, I have a few points to mention. It is possible that the pain is due to quadriceps pull. However, a condition called chondromalacia patellae should also be ruled out. Do you have pain in climbing upwards or upstairs? I wou... Read Full »
I have had pain in both knees for one and a half years. What could be done?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 36-year-old male who weighs 152 pounds. I have a desk job with no physical activity during the day. I am doing exercises regularly though. I have a pain in both knees for one and a half years. It started gradually. Now, there is a cracking sound while squatting or doing yoga. I a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I suggest you take the following tablets: Tablet Ibuprofen 400 mg twice a day for 10 days after food. Tablet Rabeprazole 20 mg in the morning for 10 days before food. Tablet Shelcal (Calcium) 500 mg in the morning for 30 days before food. Tablet vitamin D 600... Read Full »
Does an increase in uric acid and creatinine levels indicate a damaged kidney?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 42 year old male. From the past three months, I was suffering from typhoid. Now, I have pain in knees, sole, back, and wrist joints. The test reports show high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) 7.67, eGFR 68, folate 2, uric acid 7.7, creatinine 1.02, total cholesterol 211, tr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You mentioned that you had typhoid three months back, and now have features of large joint arthritis. With this profile, it seems to be reactive arthritis. If you have heel pain, which is more in the morning once you get up from the bed and put your feet on the ground,... Read Full »
I have pain in my knees. Can the pain be due to the wearing of improper shoes?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 31-year-old. I have pain in my knees, especially in the left one. I have not been able to walk for quite a long, and sometimes it feels that some fluid is traveling towards the feet and some cold sensations as well. My job profile needs lots of walking. Can the pain be due to t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly give me the following information. 1. Since how long you had the pain? 2. Have you had any injury in the knee joint? 3. What aggravated the pain? 4. Is pain more in the knee or foot? 5. Do you have any back pain radiating down to the left leg? 6. Do you ... Read Full »
What causes knee pain to my 4-year-old son?
Query: Hello doctor, My son who is turning 4 in two months, has been complaining about pain in his knee for over a year now. His pediatrician told us that it was growing pains and is normal. However, it has been there for too long and it is always just the right knee. He cries at different times in the day... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think his knee pain is of significance since it is involving only one limb and it has been so for quite a long time. Sometimes, there may be a hidden bone infection which may go unnoticed. It is advisable to do an X-ray of the affected leg, and take an opinion from a... Read Full »
How long will it take for the laceration in the knees and tears in the medial meniscus to heal?
Query: Hello doctor, I got a deep cut on the top of my knee, that is, a laceration. In the MRI, it says that there is a partial ACL tear, an LCL sprain, and a longitudinal tear in the medial meniscus. I have 15 stitches on top of my knee. Currently, I am taking rest with braces on my knee. I have kept the... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are two things that you need to be aware of. The damage outside the knee, that is, the cut you are mentioning will take two weeks to heal, and sutures should have been taken out by now if the wound healed without an infec... Read Full »
Will my knee pain due to injury heal on its own?
Query: Hello doctor, A week before, I fell from riding a bicycle after going to market and my left knee hit the ground first I was able to stand up although I got wounded. I went home and did first aid on my wound. After a week, my wound was healed but until now I feel the pain on my left leg. There is le... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am sorry you are having these symptoms. This might still be due to injury resulting in soft tissue contusion. I am not considering fracture at this point because you were still able to stand up. But an x-ray of the left knee APL would be recommended. In the mea... Read Full »
What could be the severe knee pain above patella that subsides on painkillers?
Query: Hello doctor, We are looking for a second opinion on my friend's MRI scan of both the knee joints as he is experiencing excruciating pain just above the patella. He has a sudden onset of severe pain on both the knee joints about two weeks ago. Previously he had a similar episode about two to thr... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I viewed the right and left knee MRI images. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Left knee: The MRI, left knee joint shows a complex tear in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus area and mild left knee joint effusion. There is some fluid between the... Read Full »
I am feeling a pulsing sensation in my knee after an injury. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I am experiencing a pulsing sensation in my knee, and I had a knee injury about a year ago that I never got checked out, so I am wondering if they are connected. The first time I injured it, I was skipping and I tripped and rolled. I could not get it checked out because I was on a schoo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Yes, you should go and get it checked. It could be what is called an internal derangement of the knee, either a meniscal tear or a ligament sprain. Therefore, it should be evaluated with X-rays and an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan.... Read Full »
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