What Causes Severe Pain And Swelling In Left Knee?

Posted on Wed, 17 Feb 2016

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Wed, 17 Feb 2016 Answered on

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Question : My left knee hurting sightly yesterday morning and continued to get more painful as day went on , for no know reason or sudden movement where I felt immediate scomfort or pain .now today pretty hard to walk and noticeably swollen. Pain mostly concentrated in back and outside of knee.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hot compress should provide relief.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through the details provided. I would need to ask if you have suffered from similar problems before. I also need to ask you if you have any ongoing illnesses or if you have high blood pressure. As of now, I would insist you to apply hot compress and it should provide some relief. If required, take paracetamol or acetaminophen tablets. In the meantime, please upload an image of the both the knees and upload them using the facility on the upper right of this page. Also mention if the area seems hot and tender since that could indicate some inflammatory cause.

I will await your response. Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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