What Causes Knee Pain?

Posted on Wed, 19 Mar 2014

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Wed, 19 Mar 2014 Answered on

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Question : Dear Dr. From last year, i have been feeling a pain in my both kness, like i get the pain while going up on stairs,coming down from stairs and also some times if i run, then i feel the pain, can you pls advise me in this regard? Will be help for me. Thanks XXXX

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer: Need more information Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic. There can be many causes of pain in both knees. I need to know more details like - Is the pain inside the knee or over the knee? - Do you have any other symptoms? - Did you suffer any injury to knee joint? - How bad is the pain? - Have you gotten any tests done? It can just be a patellofemoral pain or the pain may be coming from osteoarthritis or even an infection of the knee synovial fluid (synovitis). An X-ray is the basic diagnostic test. An MRI is an advanced test that may diagnose meniscal injury or cartilage damage. Waiting for your response. Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (5 minutes later)

Hi Dr, Thanks for your kind feeback. Well, pain is inside the knees. No, i didn't suffer any injuyr to knee joint Pain is not that much severe, but i can feel it while going upstairs or downstairs. No tests i have gotten done yet pls. Hope this will help you out to understand this. Thanks XXXX

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (7 hours later)

Brief Answer: Need tests Detailed Answer: Hi again It may be mild case of osteoarthritis. Though it may be something else too. Thus tests are needed to make the exact diagnosis. Please get X-ray of the knee done and send me the reports. In the meanwhile avoid using stairs. Also avoid squatting. Can use aceclofenac for pain, if needed. Contact an orthopedic surgeon to get a prescription for the tests. Hope it helps. Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar