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I Got A Knee Injury. Please Tell Me About My Report
Hello Dr., I fell a year back(may2009) and got knee injury .Dr. advised rest,ice pack and I followed it for few days and after his advise to continue daily routines I started my daily work at home. But mild pain still exist in the knee area when I strain like climbing,standing for long time and walking for long distance. So Dr. advised to have MRI Scan for my right knee and the report says - "OBLIQUE FLAP TEAR NOTED INVOLVING THE BODY OF MEDIAL MENISCUS,MINIMAL JOINT EFFUSION SEEN, SOFT TISSUE INFLAMMATION NOTED AROUND THE ANTERIOR ASPECT OF KNEE JOINT" . What does the report say? what course of treatment should I take next? Will it be cured by physio- therapy and rehabilitation exercises or surgery is the only option? Can I do day to day activities or should I take bed rest?If so, for how many days bed rest?Can I go for walking and can I do morning walker- an exercise machine which moves side to side and induces blood circulation?I have gained lot of weight in this 1 year ,I am now 93kg 165cm ,41 years of age. How can I reduce my weight so that I put less strain to my knees? Please help thanks swarna prabhu
Mon, 5 Mar 2012
Hello XXXXXXXX, I think you need surgery. A meniscal tear means a tear in your knee washer or shock absorber inside--it'll not heal with simple rest or exercises alone. You need keyhole surgery or Arthroscopic menisectomy to shave the damaged meniscal flap. Go and see an orthopaedic surgeon before it gets worse.
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from the report there seems to be inflammation in the jooint so it would be better torest it for a while and get physiotherpay for the same once the pain subsides you can do your regular activities and as far as te losing weight is left there are a lot of aerobic exercises and cardio exercises which can be done to lose weight plus your weight is one more factor which is leading to the inflammation in your joints. consult your orthopaedician also for the exercises to be done.
take care.
from the report there seems to be inflammation in the jooint so it would be better torest it for a while and get physiotherpay for the same once the pain subsides you can do your regular activities and as far as te losing weight is left there are a lot of aerobic exercises and cardio exercises which can be done to lose weight plus your weight is one more factor which is leading to the inflammation in your joints. consult your orthopaedician also for the exercises to be done.
take care.
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