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Knee pain while sitting crossed legs
I am experiencing knee pain while sitting on the ground with crossed legs. The pain usually starts within 5 mins. Also, i am not an obese person, my weight is 64. What could be the cause? I am only 28.
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We need to examine the knee thoroughly. It can be a knee effusion because of some injury in the knee or a degenerative tear of the meniscus. Or a simple ligament sprain. Visit your orthopedic surgeon.
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Get vit d levels checked
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Start knee isometric exercises
Health Tips
Avoid Squatting and cross leg sitting
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Knee pain in young adults is a common presentation, usually due to nutritional deficiency, patellofemoral pathologies etc.
Next Steps
Do hot fomentation
Avoid sitting cross leg, squatting
Quadriceps strengthening exercises ( most important)
Painkillers tablets SOS
Tab calcium once daily
Vitamin D3 sachet once weekly
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Kindly get knee X-ray -AP, Lateral, skyline view done
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Is there any history of twisting injury to the knee before?
Since how long do you have this?
Online consultation can help you resolve the issue and decide if any further investigations are required or not
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Consult online on Practo
Health Tips
Do not delay
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Dr. Jagadish Prabhu
Orthopedic surgeon
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
my first diagnosis is Chondromalacia patella - which means softening of the patellar cartilage. There are many reasons for this condition - most important being hormonal imbalance/ pregnancy.
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You need to consult orthopaedic surgeon. if he confirms that you are having chondromalacia patella by clinical examination, he will prescribe to NSAIDS and teach you quadriceps / VMO exercises, and ask for physiotherapy modalities
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avoid squatting, sitting on floor or cross leg, climbing steps etc which would increase the symptoms.
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Dr. Prathyusha Azari
Orthopedist
2 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Hello..knee pain while sitting is most probably due to vit d3 deficiency, patellofemoral pathology
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hot water bag application two times a day.. avoid sitting, squatting, cross legged, climbing stairs avoid using Indian style washroom, do quadriceps strengthening knee exercises regularly twice a day..
vit d3 and calcium supplements...
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic Surgeon
4 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
If single knee pain, then there must be some injury in knee..
If both knee pain, then some vitamin deficiency
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