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Gap between the knee bones
My mom had a pain in her knees for about 6 months. When the pain started my mom took it likely he doesn't give any attention to it, she seems that it is a normal pain and after one month when i take my mom to a hospital it is found in XRay that there is a gap in between knee joint my mom has been taking medicines since 5 months or more but the pain is not gone completely, doctor has also injects some expensive injections but the pain is still there. Please state me the methods to cure this.
⢠Sports Taping- stretch the tape from both ends and apply on the affected area
⢠Contrast Fomentation (Hot and Cold).
⢠Contrast bath---It is a form of treatment in which knee is applied warm water followed by the immediate application of the knee with ice water. This procedure is repeated several times, alternating hot and cold. Note that the treatment should always end in the ice water, as heat will induce the body's inflammatory response, while cold helps to decrease inflammation.
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Your history suggests osteoarthritis.
Try:
1. Regular knee quadriceps exercises ( static and knee bending).
2. Ice pack application will help
3.Medications like Cartigen DN and Enzomac forte will help.
Next Steps
Intrarticular injections help but in early stages -1 and 2.
They do not work in later stages.
Health Tips
Gap in knee is normal. More is good.
In osteoarthritis, the knee gap decreases which causes bones to rub against eachother and chase pain and inflammation.
The sure shot cure for knee osteoarthritis (advanced stages is Knee replacement.)
Share your mother's weight bearing x-rays..to detect the stage of her osteoarthritis.
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