Comment from: Montana Joe, 35-44 Female (Patient)Published: January 22
My knee pain symptoms are pain when doing stairs, especially going down stairs pain when getting up from a sitting position and pain upon kneeling also terrible grinding noises going up the stairs. I now have to use a cane to go up and down my stairs, and I exercise 4-6 times a week. Regular walking doesn't hurt so much, but sometimes my knee aches so badly at night it inhibits sleep. My insurance is effective in January so I will see the doc then, as it has been almost 2 years of gradually increasing pain in my knees! Though the left knee is considerably worse.
I have been getting pain in my right knee, so I kept putting pressure on different parts of the knee to see where the actual pain comes from, and it comes from the outside on the right side of the knee. I have been doing day care and have been changing diapers on the mat on the floor for 10 yrs. I am assuming that the knee had enough bending. I just turned 52, and in good physical health, besides my knee. I bought a hot tub and went into it yesterday after the pain was so much, and it relieved most of the pain. It was hurting so bad and being stiff, took Advil, helped somewhat. I bought the hot tub for lower back pain from lifting the babies, but it's useful for other problems like the knee. I guess I should go to see a doctor, but you know them, they like to perform surgery for everything, which I don't want. Rest, Advil, Hot Tub helps me.
Comment from: mica319, 25-34 Female (Patient)Published: November 12
I was bending down one night at work to put something in a safe-like box. I twisted, felt knee pain, but was unable to stop the twisting momentum before I felt a pop in my right knee. It hurt some but not too bad. Now, every time I bend at the knees, I feel this pain as if my knee is about to pop. Usually I can correct and stop it, but tonight, I was unable to, and it popped again. I didn't have much pain at the time, but now, I have pain when I get up and walk around, not when I'm sitting. There is no swelling.
Comment from: joan, 65-74 Female (Patient)Published: August 22
My knee pain is ongoing. Soon after joining a health club last September I started having knee pain. I was on the treadmill and also into weight training involving leg lifts etc. I have a torn cartilage in my right knee. I take Celebrex and now I am using Advil. I change pain medications time to time. My only option is surgery to repair cartilage, but there are no guarantees this will alleviate the pain entirely. Celebrex has a low effect on pain until taking in four days or more. So far Advil has helped the most even better than Tylenol arthritis OTC.
Comment from: Mamajess, 25-34 Female (Patient)Published: August 05
I've had right knee pain since 1995 after a fall. First, I had arthroscopy done in June of 1995 for my torn medial meniscus. The pain continued, so I had a second arthroscopy done in 1998. The pain continued after that surgery, and by 2005, I was unable to walk. An MRI showed torn medial meniscus and so I had a third arthroscopy done. In 2007, I went back to orthopedic surgeon with the same symptoms, only this time I had the feeling of something getting caught and then a loud snapping or popping sound. I was told basically to deal with it, and that my pain management doctor would have to write my prescriptions. (I had gone to this orthopedic surgeon since 2000 and never had this man written a prescription for me.) He talked to me as if I was seeking drugs, and all I have wanted for 13 years is to have my knee fixed properly.
Comment from: Baileyw3, 55-64 Male (Patient)Published: August 05
I developed a severe pain in my left knee and I didn't remember injuring it. I do play a lot of tennis, but I don't remember it hurting during my tennis matches. I did notice tightness in the back of my knee after sitting through a meeting at my office. It was real tight, and it gradually got worse and moved over to the front part of my knee and down into the back of my calf muscle. I almost needed crutches for a couple of days because it really hurt just to walk. Now, it is two weeks later, and it is feeling a lot better. However, the tightness of the muscles and the tenderness of my calf muscles are still there. It is much easier to walk now.
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blood, recurring attacks of joint inflammation (arthritis), deposits of
hard lumps of uric acid in and around the joints, and decreased kidney
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Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis caused by inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of
cartilage in the joints. Also known as degenerative arthritis. Osteoarthritis
can be caused by aging, heredity, and injury from trauma or disease.
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arthritis including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, gout,
and pseudogout.
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Bursitis of the knee results when any of the three fluid-filled sacs (bursae) become inflamed due to injury or strain. Symptoms include pain, swelling, warmth, tenderness, and redness. Treatment of knee bursitis depends on whether infection is involved. If the knee bursa is not infected, knee bursitis may be treated with ice compresses, rest, and antiinflammatory and pain medications.
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Pseudogout, a form of arthritis, results when deposits of crystals collect in and around the joints. Symptoms of pseudogout include pain, stiffness, warmth, and joint swelling of the knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, and/or wrists. Treatment for pseudogout aims to decrease inflammation through the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, ice, and rest.
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Examples of NSAIDs include:
aspirin,
indomethacin (Indocin),
ibuprofen (Motrin),
naproxen (Naprosyn),
piroxicam (Feldene),
nabumetone (Relafen), and
Celecoxib (Celebrex).
NSAIDs are available by prescription or without a prescription (over-the-counter). They are also ingredients in many over the counter medications used for
colds and minor aches and
pain. They are administered orally as capsules, tablets, liquids, or by
injection ketorolac
(Toradol). Although not included in this review, NSAIDs are also used as eye drops for eye inflammation (f...
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My knee pain symptoms are pain when doing stairs, especially going down stairs pain when getting up from a sitting position and pain upon kneeling also terrible grinding noises going up the stairs. I now have to use a cane to go up and down my stairs, and I exercise 4-6 times a week. Regular walking doesn't hurt so much, but sometimes my knee aches so badly at night it inhibits sleep. My insurance is effective in January so I will see the doc then, as it has been almost 2 years of gradually increasing pain in my knees! Though the left knee is considerably worse.
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