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What Causes Severe Knee Joint Pain?

dr i am having severe knee joint pain for the past 4 months. i stopped my walking from that day. now i consulted a ortho & he gave me the cartiso injection & prescribed cartigen with some other medicine. now i am taking cartigen 1500 for this da. now i wani to know shall i contiue this for how many months or days. now the pain is bearable. pl advice me dr.
Thu, 30 Apr 2015
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Hi
Welcome to HCM.
I appreciate your concern for the severe knee joint pain.
Incomplete data: Age, gender, body weight, any trauma.

It may be due to osteoarthritis.
Take these medications for at least 3-4 months.
Usually Inj Hydrocortisone is injected into the joint if oral medicines like Acetaminophen or NSAID do not reduce the pain. Inj Hydrocortisone is given once in 3-4 months for a single joint,
Do regular exercise, if obese reduce your body weight, and if you get some pain take Acetaminophen which is very effective in osteoarthritis.

Hope these suggestions are helpful to you.
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What Causes Severe Knee Joint Pain?

Hi Welcome to HCM. I appreciate your concern for the severe knee joint pain. Incomplete data: Age, gender, body weight, any trauma. It may be due to osteoarthritis. Take these medications for at least 3-4 months. Usually Inj Hydrocortisone is injected into the joint if oral medicines like Acetaminophen or NSAID do not reduce the pain. Inj Hydrocortisone is given once in 3-4 months for a single joint, Do regular exercise, if obese reduce your body weight, and if you get some pain take Acetaminophen which is very effective in osteoarthritis. Hope these suggestions are helpful to you. A feedback is appreciated.