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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Knee

Hi I fell onto my left knee one year after a TKR, one year on still painful, hurts to walk downstairs and up. Had x rays and bone scans. Doctors have so far said they can find nothing wrong, Upon requesting my x ray results and bone scan results, the diagnosis was mild synovitis. This was not discussed with me at all, is there any cure, will it get better. I have been unable to play tennis now for 2 years and think that I will never get back to playing. What do you think.
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hi,

as mentioned by you the brief history, and the synovitis. the synovitis is the inflammation of the synovial membrane and it's just a small issue which can be controlled.

Since you are having a pain in the knee which is replaced, I will advice you to strengthen the hip muscles and core muscles. As by doing this, the stress on the knee joint will be less and the synovitis may not trouble you again.

You can take a guidance from a physical therapist on how to perfrom exercises for the core and hip muscles. This has helped many of my patient post TKR and I expect the same from you.

regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Knee

hi, as mentioned by you the brief history, and the synovitis. the synovitis is the inflammation of the synovial membrane and it s just a small issue which can be controlled. Since you are having a pain in the knee which is replaced, I will advice you to strengthen the hip muscles and core muscles. As by doing this, the stress on the knee joint will be less and the synovitis may not trouble you again. You can take a guidance from a physical therapist on how to perfrom exercises for the core and hip muscles. This has helped many of my patient post TKR and I expect the same from you. regards Jay Indravadan Patel