Hi Dr. you r very good. I feel pain on my left knee. Si please gv some advice and oblize me. Thanking you.

Question

Knee joint is very complex joint made by 3 bones - femur, tibia, fibula and knee cap - patella. Several ligaments, cartilage and menisci are covered all around. So pain in knee joint may be due to several reasons. In your case the pain may be due to some internal injury like cartilage etc for which you are not aware or there may be knee arthritis as it is very common these days or may be due to deficiency of vitamins or uric acid. So in general I would advise you to please go for proper investigation so that the reason can be diagnosed. In the mean time to get relief from pain and stiffness please follow the physio measures:
precautions-
1. Avoid prolong standing. Standing on one leg or running for time being if its painful.
2. Take care while bending your knees, it should not directly strain your joint.
3. Avoid heavy weight lifting. 4. Wear shoes with good arch support, do not wear high -healed shoes.
5. Use the correct positions during activities so that you do not strain your muscles.
6. Try to change your sitting position every 15 min so that it should not give strain on your knees.
7. Avoid sitting on floor with both knees bending.
8. Take diet rich in calcium like milk, dairy products, banana etc which will enhance your calcium and gives you strength.
Treatment -
1. Use of cold or hot packs which ever suits you - apply ice or hot pack to the painful area and massage for near about 10 minutes. Make a habit for doing atleast twice a day initially.
2. After this using your thumb massage your knee area gently.
Exercises include:
1. Quads isometrics. 2. Hamstrings isometrics.
3. Slr - straight leg raising
4. Bridging do not do single leg bridging if pain is very severe.
5. Knee bending lying or supine position.
6. Heel raising
7. Step ups
8. Lunge
9. Squatting
you can do the above treatment plan it will give you pain relief. But if you face severe pain while doing the exercises then stop doing and apply some talcum over knee, with thumb massage your knee area slightly and gently.
Get well soon. Good luck.

Swati Narang · Accepted Answer

Knee joint is very complex joint made by 3 bones - femur, tibia, fibula and knee cap - patella. Several ligaments, cartilage and menisci are covered all around. So pain in knee joint may be due to several reasons. In your case the pain may be due to some internal injury like cartilage etc for which you are not aware or there may be knee arthritis as it is very common these days or may be due to deficiency of vitamins or uric acid. So in general I would advise you to please go for proper investigation so that the reason can be diagnosed. In the mean time to get relief from pain and stiffness please follow the physio measures:
precautions-
1. Avoid prolong standing. Standing on one leg or running for time being if its painful.
2. Take care while bending your knees, it should not directly strain your joint.
3. Avoid heavy weight lifting. 4. Wear shoes with good arch support, do not wear high -healed shoes.
5. Use the correct positions during activities so that you do not strain your muscles.
6. Try to change your sitting position every 15 min so that it should not give strain on your knees.
7. Avoid sitting on floor with both knees bending.
8. Take diet rich in calcium like milk, dairy products, banana etc which will enhance your calcium and gives you strength.
Treatment -
1. Use of cold or hot packs which ever suits you - apply ice or hot pack to the painful area and massage for near about 10 minutes. Make a habit for doing atleast twice a day initially.
2. After this using your thumb massage your knee area gently.
Exercises include:
1. Quads isometrics. 2. Hamstrings isometrics.
3. Slr - straight leg raising
4. Bridging do not do single leg bridging if pain is very severe.
5. Knee bending lying or supine position.
6. Heel raising
7. Step ups
8. Lunge
9. Squatting
you can do the above treatment plan it will give you pain relief. But if you face severe pain while doing the exercises then stop doing and apply some talcum over knee, with thumb massage your knee area slightly and gently.
Get well soon. Good luck.