What Does Pain Below The Knee Cap Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 2 Apr 2014

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Question : I have pain in front of my left knee just below the knee cap. I can really feel it when I go up stairs or run. It occurred when I was playing basketball last Monday. Do you think it might be jumper's knee?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting your query on HCM. Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that it could be a simple sprain or mild injury as generally jumpers knee is an overuse injury from repetitive injury to the knee or its over use and generally does not come suddenly . I will advise you to take adequate rest , you can use a topical analgesic gel if its required and avoid over straining of the knee joint , if the pain is more you can take an antiinflammatory like naproxen 500 mg if there is no contraindication after consulting your treating doctor. Take care. Dr. Shruti

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