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Is Pain In The Knee Radiating To Ankle And Arthritis In Spine Related?
I have severe pain at the back of my knee and the outside of the knee going down my leg into my ankle area. Several years ago l had a hip replacement done. I do have disk problems with my back and some arthritis in my spine is it connected. Is this a free consultation.
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
These symptoms are suggesting that you may be having a disc prolapse. I would recommend you to get MRI of the spine to see if there is a disc protrusion and if yes then how much . According to that you can plan . If it is in early stage then treatment will be physiotherapy and muscle relaxant and Pregabalin and Methylcobal.If it is in late stages then surgery is needed. Till that time, avoid bending forward and weight lifting.
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