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How To Treat Painful Lower Limbs With Swelling, Also Have Arthritis?
I saw my Dr as my lower legs really hurt and my ankles look swollen. He told me I had fluid on the front of the knees but not to worry about it but I do as this has never happened before and also he told me my veins on the back of my legs are causing the problem but I don t have varicose veins and he told me to stretch them and that was it no cure nothing I stretch them and it still hurts. I go swimming as it helps my arthritis can you give me advice on what to do as i m not happy and I only know one stretch!
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As you mentioned in the history about swelling in front of the knees and you have arthritis, i will advice you two things to look ahead - first , take an MRI of knee to see the soft tissue status - as due to soft tissue injury the swelling arises and it takes a while for it to go. Second , kindly undergo physical therapy for the knees, as it will help improve the lower limb mucles and also improve your venous return by which swelling will be avoided.
As, to understand why in arthritis the lower limbs swell, is simple to understand. Due to pain in the arthritic joints, the functional mobility of the body reduces. By this, the cardiac output also slows down. Which leads to lack of vascular insufficiency and swelling.
In my clinical practice i see cases with such issues, i advice them to undergo physical therapy, get complete ROM of knee to get the normalcy of the biomechanics and muscle property. Strengthening is also needed for the lower limbs, core and pelvic floor - since body functions as a single unit, there needs to be a stabilization as well. Also, my patient recover upto 99% in 6-8 weeks of time, post which they can jog, run , jump.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As you mentioned in the history about swelling in front of the knees and you have arthritis, i will advice you two things to look ahead - first , take an MRI of knee to see the soft tissue status - as due to soft tissue injury the swelling arises and it takes a while for it to go. Second , kindly undergo physical therapy for the knees, as it will help improve the lower limb mucles and also improve your venous return by which swelling will be avoided.
As, to understand why in arthritis the lower limbs swell, is simple to understand. Due to pain in the arthritic joints, the functional mobility of the body reduces. By this, the cardiac output also slows down. Which leads to lack of vascular insufficiency and swelling.
In my clinical practice i see cases with such issues, i advice them to undergo physical therapy, get complete ROM of knee to get the normalcy of the biomechanics and muscle property. Strengthening is also needed for the lower limbs, core and pelvic floor - since body functions as a single unit, there needs to be a stabilization as well. Also, my patient recover upto 99% in 6-8 weeks of time, post which they can jog, run , jump.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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