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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Knee
I was involved in a car accident over a year and a half ago. I have had surgery once already and really nothing bad was found. I still have a golf ball size swollen place on the inside of my knee. My dr. said the fat pad was inflammed and gave me a cortizone shot right in the pad itself. It has constantly had pain since the wreck but the shot made the pain so much worse. I had another mri but havent gotten the results yet but am in so much pain. Any suggestions to tell my dr. as he said he has never seen the fat pad swell so much and not know why?
Thu, 19 May 2016
hi,
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical examination is advised.
As you have swelling in the knee and is not coming down it could be a fat tissue as mentioned by the doctor. Undergoing physical therapy like therapeutic ultrasound therapy should help dissolve the swelling and post which exercises to strengthen the muscle and tighten the skin will help improve.
In my clinical practice such cases respond well to physical therapy
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical examination is advised.
As you have swelling in the knee and is not coming down it could be a fat tissue as mentioned by the doctor. Undergoing physical therapy like therapeutic ultrasound therapy should help dissolve the swelling and post which exercises to strengthen the muscle and tighten the skin will help improve.
In my clinical practice such cases respond well to physical therapy
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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