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Knee pain and little swelling
My Son's left knee is little bit swollen and if touched it pains, he had fallen on some kind of steps, may be a year ago, and kept falling and because of that I think the pain has increased, now from a month's time the pain is more.... Kindly suggest the needful,
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Physiotherapy treatment must
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⢠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 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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Ms. Purnima Dhall (PT)
Physiotherapist
18 yrs exp
Delhi
Firstly apply ice pack on area twice daily for 10 minutes. Consult orthopedician for confirming if MRI is needed. Consult physiotherapist for pain relief and strengthening of knee.
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