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Badly Damaged, Swollen Knee. Pain, Trouble Walking, Using Stairs. Want To Replace?
Have badly damaged knee that needs to be replaced. Always have pain and trouble walking, using stairs etc. Just spent a week using stairs constantly. Pain much worsed at back of knee and it is giving out on me, especially on stairs and I completely fall. Severely swollen. I can walk but with much worse limp and pain and knee keeps giving out on me. Trying to delay replacement. What can i do
Fri, 28 Jun 2013
Hi,
From your history it seems that knee replacement is must.
But if delay of replacement is unavoidable then do following things,
1, Totally stop using stair case.
2, Wear knee cap to support knee muscles, remove at night.
3, Do patellar exercise daily 10 minutes in the morning and evening.
4, Do not on sit in squatting position or cross legs or more bend from the joint.
5, Take some Calcium, vitamin A and D. supplements.
Ok and take care.
From your history it seems that knee replacement is must.
But if delay of replacement is unavoidable then do following things,
1, Totally stop using stair case.
2, Wear knee cap to support knee muscles, remove at night.
3, Do patellar exercise daily 10 minutes in the morning and evening.
4, Do not on sit in squatting position or cross legs or more bend from the joint.
5, Take some Calcium, vitamin A and D. supplements.
Ok and take care.
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