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What Causes Pain And Numbness In Knee?

I am a 61 yo female. On occasions when I kneel I get a very intense searing pain on the outer side of my knee, just below the kneecap to the shin. The pain used to go away al,oat immediately but now after it fires I have slight pain for a while sometimes with a sensation of numbness or cold. What could this be and what treatment is there for it?
Fri, 18 Dec 2015
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Hi,
It seems that there might be having degenerative changes in your knee joint producing osteo-artheritis of knee joint giving rise this pain.
Go for x-ray knee joint.
After report go for physiotherapy, short way diathermy.
Meanwhile go for patellar exercises daily.
Avoid more bending of knee joint.
Avoid squatting position.
Take calcium and vitamin D supplements.
Ok and take care.
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What Causes Pain And Numbness In Knee?

Hi, It seems that there might be having degenerative changes in your knee joint producing osteo-artheritis of knee joint giving rise this pain. Go for x-ray knee joint. After report go for physiotherapy, short way diathermy. Meanwhile go for patellar exercises daily. Avoid more bending of knee joint. Avoid squatting position. Take calcium and vitamin D supplements. Ok and take care.