Osteoarthritis. Knee braces for her.

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Hi, She must be having osteoarthritis which is common in old age Send me the X-ray of her knee joint You need to take few precautions and medications along with physiotherapy which will slow down the process of further degeneration and will also provide relief from pain Brace can be used but long term use of brace may cause weakness of your muscles Consult directly for further management and work up

Reduced joint space is suggestive of osteoarthritis. It Is a aging process

kindly upload x-rays of knee

do quadriceps exercises. avoid stairs and squatting. using knee brace may help with pain but I would suggest you not to use it for longer duration as it may cause muscle weaker in long run.

This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate your mother in detail. -Control  Hypertension, Diabetes or  metabolic disorder, if there is any. --. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding. --. Keep no  pillow under the head. --. Avoid painful acts & activities. --. Fomentation with warm water. Let the part not be exposed to cold. -- .Do mild exercises for &the affected part.-back and lower limbs and knees. --.(Take help of physiotherapist or you can visit my YouTube channel Dr. N. C. Gupta and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'. Kindly subscribe to the channel to get continuous guidence & notifications. It is free. https://youtube.com/channel/ucpeqc6b1ywzwin048jsu6rw -Any way it may be tried, --. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1 tab od x 5days --. Caldikind plus  (Mankind) 1 tab OD x 10 days. -(You may need help of your local doctor to get these medicines.) Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines. --For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital. --Wish your mother a quick recovery & good health.  Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho) DMC no.3624