What Causes Pain And Spasms While Bending Leg?

Posted on Wed, 4 Feb 2015

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Question : I have pain and spasm if bend my leg , related to taking a fall last evening in a parking lot.
Unable to do simple things , like putting on socks, walking

Their is some swelling on the top outside of the left knee, but only in a small area. I can not put pressure on the leg while trying to stand from a chair and can not lift my left leg while standing up.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend you x ray

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that there might be soft tissue injury in knee joint. I have following suggestions to you.
1. Get x ray to make sure that there is not any hair line fracture in the limb.
2. Apply ice and volini gel over knee joint.
3. Tablet Voveron twice daily with after meal.
4. Avoid standing, squatting and sitting cross leg.
I hope these steps will help you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks.

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