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Suggest Treatment For Painful Knee Popping
My right knee is now popping every time I go up stairs. My left knee has had the problem of the patella moving out of the groove, and now hurts going up the stairs. Going down the stairs is not as bad. Unfortunately, I have to sit a lot driving and at the computer for my job. I am a female, 62 years old. thanks!
Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Hello,
It looks from your details that you may be suffering from patellofemoral arthritis of knee.Previous history of dislocation of patella may be a initiating factor for this. You should do following to have relief in this:
- Take a good analgesic like advil, ibuprofen for this
- Do warm fomentation over affected area
- Wear a knee cap for protection and support
- Take some joint supplement like glucosamine, chondroitin or collagen preparation
- Start doing exercises to strengthen your vastus medialis obliqus muscle with quadriceps strengthen exercises. You may take help from your doctor or physiotherapist for this.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
It looks from your details that you may be suffering from patellofemoral arthritis of knee.Previous history of dislocation of patella may be a initiating factor for this. You should do following to have relief in this:
- Take a good analgesic like advil, ibuprofen for this
- Do warm fomentation over affected area
- Wear a knee cap for protection and support
- Take some joint supplement like glucosamine, chondroitin or collagen preparation
- Start doing exercises to strengthen your vastus medialis obliqus muscle with quadriceps strengthen exercises. You may take help from your doctor or physiotherapist for this.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
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