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Having Severe Knee Pain. Advised Arthiritis. Cure?
Question: hello Dr,
my father age 74 has severe kee pain in the right leg , we have shown the x-ray to few doctors and they advise that he is sufferring with ARTHIRITIS and advised rest and physiotherapy.
but now its been 25 days and there is no improvement in the pain and he is unable to walk freely due to the pain and all activites have been restricted. before this pain occured , he used to livee a normal active life with daily activities including , going to temple , going to office , etc,
also in the past few days there has been weight loss of about 02 kgs . he feels very weak . does not feel of having food . he has also developed pain in the stomach. whenever he has to pass urination, , he feels the urge to pass stools.we have done sonography and endoscopy and DR informed that there is nothin unusual
he is on diabities and mycenia treatment
following medicines currently being taken :
DOMPAN
VIBACT
C.DOXY
UNIENZYME
AMARYL M1
NEUROBIN FORTE
GRAVITOR
CIPRALEX
RESTYL
ALFOO
TELSAR-H
DUVANTA 30
request you to please help us and guide us the treatment procedure
REGARDS XXXXXXX
my father age 74 has severe kee pain in the right leg , we have shown the x-ray to few doctors and they advise that he is sufferring with ARTHIRITIS and advised rest and physiotherapy.
but now its been 25 days and there is no improvement in the pain and he is unable to walk freely due to the pain and all activites have been restricted. before this pain occured , he used to livee a normal active life with daily activities including , going to temple , going to office , etc,
also in the past few days there has been weight loss of about 02 kgs . he feels very weak . does not feel of having food . he has also developed pain in the stomach. whenever he has to pass urination, , he feels the urge to pass stools.we have done sonography and endoscopy and DR informed that there is nothin unusual
he is on diabities and mycenia treatment
following medicines currently being taken :
DOMPAN
VIBACT
C.DOXY
UNIENZYME
AMARYL M1
NEUROBIN FORTE
GRAVITOR
CIPRALEX
RESTYL
ALFOO
TELSAR-H
DUVANTA 30
request you to please help us and guide us the treatment procedure
REGARDS XXXXXXX
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
It seems that your father is having osteoarthritis of the knee which is an age related degenerative disorder in the weight bearing joints like knee and is characterized by joint pain and stiffness. Upon movement the stiffness gradually relives. Sometimes application of hot pads can make the movement possible.
The list of medicines that you have provided are related to diabetes, myasthenia, depression, anxiety, gastric upset, urinary problems and related multivitamins.
These medicines will not help him with the pain that he is having.
The treatment options include pain killers, hot fomentation, lubricating agents like glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin , dycerin, etc and some life style modifications and physiotherapy.
Right now he can start taking Tablet Tylenol ( Acetaminophen) Double Strength or ibuprofen 600mg after breakfast and after dinner. It is suggested to add calcium supplements 500mg each twice daily. This will take care of the mild symptoms in 3-5 days.
He can start with walking and aerobic fitness exercises, quadriceps strengthening, patellar tapping, lateral heel wedges, etc- under the guidance of a physiotherapist once the acute pain subsides.
A Big No to Stair case, squatting postures, any chair which has a sitting platform lower than the knees.
Knee brace can also be used for an earlier and prolonged relief.
In severe cases intra articular injections of steroids and hyaluronic acid may be needed after consultation with an orthopaedician.
I also encourage you to consult an orthopedician for physical examination and proper treatment.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
Thanks for posting your query.
It seems that your father is having osteoarthritis of the knee which is an age related degenerative disorder in the weight bearing joints like knee and is characterized by joint pain and stiffness. Upon movement the stiffness gradually relives. Sometimes application of hot pads can make the movement possible.
The list of medicines that you have provided are related to diabetes, myasthenia, depression, anxiety, gastric upset, urinary problems and related multivitamins.
These medicines will not help him with the pain that he is having.
The treatment options include pain killers, hot fomentation, lubricating agents like glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin , dycerin, etc and some life style modifications and physiotherapy.
Right now he can start taking Tablet Tylenol ( Acetaminophen) Double Strength or ibuprofen 600mg after breakfast and after dinner. It is suggested to add calcium supplements 500mg each twice daily. This will take care of the mild symptoms in 3-5 days.
He can start with walking and aerobic fitness exercises, quadriceps strengthening, patellar tapping, lateral heel wedges, etc- under the guidance of a physiotherapist once the acute pain subsides.
A Big No to Stair case, squatting postures, any chair which has a sitting platform lower than the knees.
Knee brace can also be used for an earlier and prolonged relief.
In severe cases intra articular injections of steroids and hyaluronic acid may be needed after consultation with an orthopaedician.
I also encourage you to consult an orthopedician for physical examination and proper treatment.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dear Dr,
thanks for your reply and advice.
before writing to you , we had already consulted orthopadecian and they advice to take Tab PROXYVON,Movace,UPRISE,METHYCOBAL.
my father tired the medicine for about a week but no relief and so stopped the same .
we request yo to please inform which medicine should he take considering his age of 74 that he has allery to aspirin and that he is on diabitie treatment. (my father was very active before this keen pain which started around 1st week may - he used to go to office daily and do all routine work easily)
also please suggest good ointment , spry or gel which we can apply for pain relief. we have tried voloini , relispray , but no relief .
also some freinds say that if the pain does not go - kee operation is the best solution . please give us your advice
thank you once again
thanks for your reply and advice.
before writing to you , we had already consulted orthopadecian and they advice to take Tab PROXYVON,Movace,UPRISE,METHYCOBAL.
my father tired the medicine for about a week but no relief and so stopped the same .
we request yo to please inform which medicine should he take considering his age of 74 that he has allery to aspirin and that he is on diabitie treatment. (my father was very active before this keen pain which started around 1st week may - he used to go to office daily and do all routine work easily)
also please suggest good ointment , spry or gel which we can apply for pain relief. we have tried voloini , relispray , but no relief .
also some freinds say that if the pain does not go - kee operation is the best solution . please give us your advice
thank you once again
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
He can take a pain killer like Lorox-P ( Lornoxicam and paracetamol) along with knee joint lubricants like Cartigen Duo. Applying Myolaxin spray after a hot fomentation twice daily will also help. It will take around 5-7 days for him to feel a bit better.
The surgical treatment depends on the severity of the problem. It is best to get an MRI scan of the affected knee done to find out the type and severity of problem.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards
Thanks for writing again.
He can take a pain killer like Lorox-P ( Lornoxicam and paracetamol) along with knee joint lubricants like Cartigen Duo. Applying Myolaxin spray after a hot fomentation twice daily will also help. It will take around 5-7 days for him to feel a bit better.
The surgical treatment depends on the severity of the problem. It is best to get an MRI scan of the affected knee done to find out the type and severity of problem.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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