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What Causes Sudden Knee Pain In The Morning?
I woke up in the morning and when I went to get out of bed my right knee hurt. The pain was to the left side of my right knee cap It feels like its a pulling pain. I don t have pain only when I make different moves. It s hard to get in and out of my car. I put cold compresses on it and a wrap but it is still there. Should I see a doctor. I am 74 yrs. old and in good health. I don t exercise but I am very active.
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As mentioned, your age is 74, you dont exercise so it can be suspected for two things, either the ligament injury or the lumbar spine disc pathology. Based on the clinical assessment the ortho will advice for an X-ray or an MRI. Post which if any soft tissue injury found than you will be guided for - rest, medication and physical therapy.
Usually in my clinical practice i see geriatrics who are active but not enough for the body to withstand the force applied on joints, these kind of pains needs an MRI by which we understand the soft tissue injury and guide physical therapy based on it. In about 2-3 weeks of time a proper rehabilitation is implemented and the normalcy of life is achieved.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As mentioned, your age is 74, you dont exercise so it can be suspected for two things, either the ligament injury or the lumbar spine disc pathology. Based on the clinical assessment the ortho will advice for an X-ray or an MRI. Post which if any soft tissue injury found than you will be guided for - rest, medication and physical therapy.
Usually in my clinical practice i see geriatrics who are active but not enough for the body to withstand the force applied on joints, these kind of pains needs an MRI by which we understand the soft tissue injury and guide physical therapy based on it. In about 2-3 weeks of time a proper rehabilitation is implemented and the normalcy of life is achieved.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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