Its been a few months i have pain in right knee and ankle it tends to get swelled up and stiff and troubles me for basic activities ankle feels stiff when i move it in circular motion this happens when i sit for 1-2 hours on chair or when i cross legs..
This has been my ultrasound report i always feel something stretched down my ears. It causes a lot of discomfort and no pain. Whenever I do work it stretches more but when I am resting it gets better. Please help suggest me what should I do as physiotherapy isn't helping
I have pain in the back of my neck till mid of the shoulder, when should I be concerned and what to do now?
These are two X-rays aug and sep, and both look the same. My previous doctor said that the fracture is healing and recommended using an arm sling with gentle movement. However, another doctor said that I should have surgery.
My younger brother is 14 years old and has suffered a fracture in his right arm. I need an explanation regarding whether a metal plate should be inserted or if a cast is sufficient.
Delay is a legitimate choice and I support it in plenty of patients. What it is not is a neutral one. It is worth knowing what you are trading, so that the decision to wait is actually a decision rather than a postponement.What usually does not happenThe knee does not suddenly collapse. ...
Patients arrive in clinic having been told their knee is bone on bone. It sounds final. It is usually said kindly, and it is usually meant as shorthand. But it is worth knowing what it actually describes, because the phrase drives a lot of unnecessary fear and a lot of unnecessary ...
Most discussion about knee replacement focuses on the implant and the technology. The surgical approach, meaning how the surgeon reaches the joint, gets much less attention and yet it is one of the clearer determinants of the first six weeks.The conventional approachThe standard medial ...
Patients are usually given a sheet of exercises and told to do them. Few are told which ones decide the outcome and which are supporting work. The difference is worth knowing, because effort is limited in the first weeks and it should go where it counts.Full extension is the first ...
Almost everyone with a worn knee notices stiffness first thing in the morning. What most patients do not know is that the duration of that stiffness is one of the more useful pieces of information they can bring to a consultation.The thirty minute ruleStiffness that eases within about ...
