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What Causes Medial Knee Pain While Moving It?
Posted on
Sun, 16 Nov 2014
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Sun, 16 Nov 2014
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Question : Hi, I'm an overweight 28 yr old female who recently started working out with a personal trainer. For three days I developed this heaviness feeling and pain on the medial side of my knee. It happened everytime I bent the knee but it didn't really affect my walking. Before I started exercising I did used to have this sensation but it usually lasted a couple of hours and went away. My knee has no swelling or redness in the area. After a week of not working out pain completely resolved. I exercised again on wed and had no pain. The other day I climbed out of a pool with all my weight on that bad knee and this morning I again had that same sensation. When I touch the medial side of my knee there is a spot that is very tender to palpating. I don't know what this is but last time I got it I couldn't even sleep because whenever I bent my knee it hurts. Any recommendations on what to do? I want to keep exercising but I don't want to injure it. It usually completely heals after resting but I think I remains tender to palpating.
Brief Answer:
Likely to be capsular inflammation.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
At your young age, the pain in the knee is likely to be due to stress related minor capsular inflammation or decrease in the joint lubricants.
The mild inflammation of the knee after some activity like workouts mostly subsides by taking antiinflammatory agents and mild pain killers like ibuprofen. In some cases for acute problem muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside are needed after consulting with your orthopaedician.
If still there is no relief then oral steroids and oral lubricating agents like glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin are given. Injections - intra- articular are the last options to be considered if all the above measures fail.
In the meanwhile, for symptomatic relief:
1. Give enough rest to your knee- use a knee brace.
2. Take mild pain killers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
3. Stronger prescription NSAIDS with muscle relaxants may help if simple analgesics do not help.
4. Hot compresses to your knee will be useful pain relieving measure. You may apply a local analgesic gel on that area.
5. calf and hamstring stretches can be helpful under the guidance of a physiotherapist after the acute pain subsides completely.
6. Generally we recommended, rest, graded exercises, rest and graded exercises to let you know the right amount of time you can spend on exercise without injuring yourself.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Likely to be capsular inflammation.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
At your young age, the pain in the knee is likely to be due to stress related minor capsular inflammation or decrease in the joint lubricants.
The mild inflammation of the knee after some activity like workouts mostly subsides by taking antiinflammatory agents and mild pain killers like ibuprofen. In some cases for acute problem muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside are needed after consulting with your orthopaedician.
If still there is no relief then oral steroids and oral lubricating agents like glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin are given. Injections - intra- articular are the last options to be considered if all the above measures fail.
In the meanwhile, for symptomatic relief:
1. Give enough rest to your knee- use a knee brace.
2. Take mild pain killers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
3. Stronger prescription NSAIDS with muscle relaxants may help if simple analgesics do not help.
4. Hot compresses to your knee will be useful pain relieving measure. You may apply a local analgesic gel on that area.
5. calf and hamstring stretches can be helpful under the guidance of a physiotherapist after the acute pain subsides completely.
6. Generally we recommended, rest, graded exercises, rest and graded exercises to let you know the right amount of time you can spend on exercise without injuring yourself.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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