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Suggest Treatment For Arthritis Pain In Knees

my right knee was diagnosed by my primary doc as arthritis back in Sep. When in bed at night this pain causes me to toss & turn so I went to a orthopedic doc for second opinion becuz the pain was excruciating and I said its not arthritis. well he came up with same thing. now i want another opinion i get tinkling in my feet it comes & go then the pain come down back knee-leg and i start limping when i walk so i felt like it was something else. I was hurtin
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Imaging/ x rays of the knees would show if there are arthritic changes present.

The abnormal sensations may be due to neuralgia which is nerve related pain.
Neuralgia occurs due to neuropathy which is abnormal function of the nerves in a particular area.

There are different causes of neuropathy, one of these is trauma to the nerves from surrounding bone changes,
Other causes would be diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease, vitamin b12 and folate deficiency, thyroid disease, autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis.

If the images do not show any changes then you can have blood tests done for some of the above.

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Suggest Treatment For Arthritis Pain In Knees

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Imaging/ x rays of the knees would show if there are arthritic changes present. The abnormal sensations may be due to neuralgia which is nerve related pain. Neuralgia occurs due to neuropathy which is abnormal function of the nerves in a particular area. There are different causes of neuropathy, one of these is trauma to the nerves from surrounding bone changes, Other causes would be diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease, vitamin b12 and folate deficiency, thyroid disease, autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. If the images do not show any changes then you can have blood tests done for some of the above. I hope this helps