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What Is The Cause For Terrible Knee Pain?
Hey doc! my name is nicole and i am 19 years old . i have this terrible knee pain. it feels very tired everytime i wal or sit and it annoys me .
sometimes the whole leg feels heavy or tired .
i m afraid to go to the doc cuz i m too young to do a surgery . pleaaase tell me what it could be
sometimes the whole leg feels heavy or tired .
i m afraid to go to the doc cuz i m too young to do a surgery . pleaaase tell me what it could be
Mon, 23 Jan 2017
Hi,
In my opinion you shouldn't worry from your given history you are still young for operative treatments and you may not need it now at all unless you had a past severe injury causing it to swell and sore. It could be osteoarithritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis or a minor trauma that you didn't recognise.
For now I suggest hot massages with topical gels, painkillers like ibuprofen 500 mg tabs when needed, avoid vigorous movements and standing for a long time, wear knee supports, avoid bending it and elevate it will be effective. If pain persists visit your physician for proper evaluation. Please consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful.
Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
In my opinion you shouldn't worry from your given history you are still young for operative treatments and you may not need it now at all unless you had a past severe injury causing it to swell and sore. It could be osteoarithritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis or a minor trauma that you didn't recognise.
For now I suggest hot massages with topical gels, painkillers like ibuprofen 500 mg tabs when needed, avoid vigorous movements and standing for a long time, wear knee supports, avoid bending it and elevate it will be effective. If pain persists visit your physician for proper evaluation. Please consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful.
Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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