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What Causes Pain Around Kneecap And Inner Knee Area?
Question: I have pain around the kneecap and inner knee area, its hard to pinpoint as it seems to move around. Its not a sharp pain rather a dull achy pain and its not always painful. I don't have pain going up or down stairs but bit worried as I have a big run coming up in a few months. When I stretch the pain disappears. I've had 2 ACl surgeries on that knee, the last been in 2005. I'm wondering is it some form of runners knee as I run around 30 miles a week.
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Brief Answer:
Can be capsular inflammation
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
At your young age, the pain in the knee can be due to stress related minor capsular inflammation or decrease in the joint lubricants.
The mild inflammation of the knee after some activity like workouts or marathons mostly subsides by taking antiinflammatory agents and mild pain killers like ibuprofen. In some cases for acute problem muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside are needed after consulting with your orthopaedician.
If still there is no relief then oral steroids and oral lubricating agents like glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin are given. Injections - intra- articular are the last options to be considered if all the above measures fail.
In the meanwhile, for symptomatic relief:
1. Give enough rest to your knee- use an elastic knee brace.
2. Take mild pain killers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
3. Stronger prescription NSAIDS with muscle relaxants may help if simple analgesics do not help.
4. Hot compresses to your knee will be useful pain relieving measure. You may apply a local analgesic gel on that area.
Start taking joint lubricant supplements like glucosamine.
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.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Can be capsular inflammation
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
At your young age, the pain in the knee can be due to stress related minor capsular inflammation or decrease in the joint lubricants.
The mild inflammation of the knee after some activity like workouts or marathons mostly subsides by taking antiinflammatory agents and mild pain killers like ibuprofen. In some cases for acute problem muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside are needed after consulting with your orthopaedician.
If still there is no relief then oral steroids and oral lubricating agents like glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin are given. Injections - intra- articular are the last options to be considered if all the above measures fail.
In the meanwhile, for symptomatic relief:
1. Give enough rest to your knee- use an elastic knee brace.
2. Take mild pain killers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
3. Stronger prescription NSAIDS with muscle relaxants may help if simple analgesics do not help.
4. Hot compresses to your knee will be useful pain relieving measure. You may apply a local analgesic gel on that area.
Start taking joint lubricant supplements like glucosamine.
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.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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