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Pain in Knees during night
Knee pain for my grandmother during nights in winter. She is not able to sleep properly due to severe pain.
Please suggest medicines for her.
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Assuming her age is >60 , is suspect the likely cause of pain is osteoarthritis, first step would be proper examination and to see whether she would be a candidate for intrarticular cortisone injection which may alleviate the severe pain.
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seek a help of Rheumatologist
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topical analgesics, paracetamol
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