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Suggest Treatment For Severe Knee Pain
I am 290 pounds female 55 years old. I have had knee pain for years and dr. says I have not cartlidge and shots don t help. Last two months if I sit more that 10 to 15 minutes when I get up I have to hold on to something for a while and feel like my legs can support me. Very difficult to move do I have a disease like MS or is it just my weight taking a toll on my body. How can I tell?
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Regarding your experience with pain at your knee with difficulty in standing or walking with a weight of 290pounds I will suggest strongly that you have developed an osteoarthritis due to overweight
In view of this please do an x-ray of the knee and with the result you can schedule an appointment with an orthopaedic specialist for further clinical assessment and adequate drug prescription
Perhaps you will benefit from intra articular injection or a knee replacement surgery
I hope this helps Regards
Regarding your experience with pain at your knee with difficulty in standing or walking with a weight of 290pounds I will suggest strongly that you have developed an osteoarthritis due to overweight
In view of this please do an x-ray of the knee and with the result you can schedule an appointment with an orthopaedic specialist for further clinical assessment and adequate drug prescription
Perhaps you will benefit from intra articular injection or a knee replacement surgery
I hope this helps Regards
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