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What Causes Severe Knee Pain At Night?
What is causing my knee to hurt at night? The pain is mostly behind the knee. I ve been told by my orthopedic dr. that the cartilage is pretty much gone in that knee. He talked to me about the fluid build up calling it a baker s cyst. The pain is getting worse and wakes me up each night. I ve had cortisone shots before - first one helped quite a bit. I had a second shot about a month ago and haven t really felt much relief from the nightly pain. Is there anything I can do to alleviate the situation without having a knee surgery?
Mon, 9 Mar 2020
Hello,
A severe knee pain with swelling of the leg can be due to arthritis, bursitis or DVT. Proper diagnosis needs a direct examination and few investigations like X-ray and color Doppler of the leg. Till then mild pain killers, rest hot compress, application of local analgesic gel and a knee brace can help.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
A severe knee pain with swelling of the leg can be due to arthritis, bursitis or DVT. Proper diagnosis needs a direct examination and few investigations like X-ray and color Doppler of the leg. Till then mild pain killers, rest hot compress, application of local analgesic gel and a knee brace can help.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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