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Getting Sharp Pain In Knee While Standing Or Walking. Any Ideas?

For the last week, I have had a sharp pain behind my knee (above the calf and below the hamstring ). The pain comes on very suddenly (like an electric shock ) and then subsides after 30 to 60 seconds. Timing of the pain is completely random, sometimes during the day, sometimes at night, sometimes while standing, sometimes while walking. Any ideas?
posted on Fri, 8 Feb 2013
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The sudden pain that you are having is likely to be due to a nerve related cause or a tendonitis. It needs a proper physical examination to find out the cause. You can start taking methylcobalamin supplements and see if it helps.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Getting Sharp Pain In Knee While Standing Or Walking. Any Ideas?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The sudden pain that you are having is likely to be due to a nerve related cause or a tendonitis. It needs a proper physical examination to find out the cause. You can start taking methylcobalamin supplements and see if it helps. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com