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
How much time it would take for my knee to heal with physiotherapy and exercise. Attached mri file for reference.
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.
I have pain near my tailbone, but only while sleeping. When I try to change positions in bed, the pain is extremely severe, and I need support to turn over. I’ve had this pain for almost 5 years, but it has become slightly worse after delivery. I don’t have any pain or difficulty while sitting, standing up, or walking. Could you please let me know what might be causing this?
Most patients with knee arthritis have it in both knees. One is usually worse. The question that follows is whether to do both together or one at a time, and the honest answer is that it depends far more on the patient than on the knees.What doing both at once gives youOne anaesthetic, ...
Patients rarely ask this directly. They ask how long the hospital stay is, or when they can walk, and the real question sits underneath. It deserves a straight answer, because vague reassurance is what produces frightened patients on day three.The first forty eight hoursThis is the worst ...
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 ...
Being told the X-ray is normal when the knee clearly hurts is one of the more frustrating experiences in orthopedics. It is not a dismissal, and it is not a dead end. It narrows the diagnosis rather than closing it.What an X-ray can and cannot seeAn X-ray shows bone. It shows joint space ...
Most of the conversation before a knee replacement is about the operation. In practice, what the patient does in the six weeks beforehand has a large effect on how the first six weeks afterwards go.Prehabilitation is not optional paddingThe strength of the quadriceps before surgery is one ...
