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Please suggest medicine to my mom for knee sprain and swelling after sudden fall yesterday. Difficult to walk. Thanks dr.
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Dear Lybrateuser, - Give rest to the limb, walk with support - apply a ice pack for 5-10 min 2-3 times a day - give a pain relief tablet like. Naproxen, 1 tablet twice a day after meals till pain subsides -apply a pain relief gel three times a day - wear a knee cap - also an x- ray be dine if pain & swelling do not improve after a couple of days.x ray
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