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Pain below the knee
For quite few time, I am experiencing Pain below the knee, Leg area.
I am in profession where I have to stand for 5-6 hour a day. This problem wasn't there a month ago. I was ill during past month, after recovery this problem has started. The pain is always there all the time.
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If there is no history of trauma or twisting, it seems to be because of ageing process. Knees start degenerating around 45-50 yrs, depending upon many factors like, obesity, overloading, lack of proper exercises, conditioning of Knees.
Where is the Knee/leg pain? Front, sides or back.
How much lower down it goes? Only upper portion or upto ankle?
If it is at back, it can be spinal problem.
Before starting any treatment, it is better to get proper diagnosis.
Next Steps
First step is pain relief by pain killers, local gel, local heating. After that, to avoid recurrence, you should take proper Knee care, do correct Knee Exercises, avoid factors which cause stress on Knees. I have devised programs like Save your Knees, Save your Back to avoid progression of these aging processes.
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It it is more than a week or doesn't get adequate relief by pain killers better to show to good Orthopedic Surgeon.
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The rest that you required to do while being ill triggered some amount of weakness in your leg muscles. When you started using these weak muscles, especially while coming down stairs or getting up after sitting, the muscles were unable to tolerate the same and the loads transferred to the ligamentum patella.
Next Steps
avoid sitting with knees flexed, prolonged sitting, stairs. do a skyline view of both knees
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we can do a teleconsultation if you want.
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