Knee Effusion Health Feed

Dear Mithu ,

Meniscus tear often leads to problems like Pain, swelling, stiffness and difficulty in extending the knee
Also intermittent locking of knee while playing and walking
Also meniscus tears have grades 1 to 3
Often grade 1 and 2 not required surgery depends upon patients problems
If you have no problems in Knee like pain and swelling on locking of knee than you can avoid surgery.
If symptoms appeared later than you can think later on
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1. Heel and calf stretch
this stretch targets the muscles in your lower leg, specifically your calf muscles.
To do this stretch:
stand facing a wall.
Place your hands on the wall and move one foot back as far as you can comfortably. Toes on both feet should be facing forward, heels flat, with a slight bend in your knees.
Lean into the stretch and hold for 30 seconds. You should feel the stretch in your back leg.
Change legs and repeat.
Do this stretch twice for both l...more

How does it effect u, partial tear, if it less then grade 2, then it can be left alone, rather the medial meniscus tear which you have is more problematic, if you can near the pain, and your knee doesn't lock while standing from sitting. Medical treatment can be sought, otherwise go for surgery.

U have ligament injury along with meniscal tear. Complete rest knee joint- knee brace.
Apply ice fermentation.
Mild calf muscle stretch. Partial weight bearing walk. When you sit or lie elevate your leg. Avoid floor sitting.
Avoid long standing, walking.
If you take proper physiotherapy treatment pain and swelling gone in two weeks.

Contrast Fomentation (Hot and Cold).
Avoid Squatting-
Avoid sitting Cross legged
Contrast bath---It is a form of treatment knee is applied warm water followed by the immediate application of the knee with ice water. This procedure is repeated several times, alternating hot and cold. Note that the treatment should always end in the ice water, as heat will induce the body's inflammatory response, while cold helps to decrease inflammation.

•heel slides involve the extension of the knee without bearing any weight. Start by sitting on the floor with your legs outstretched. Slowly bend the injured knee while sliding your heel across the floor toward you. Slowly slide the foot back into the starting position and repeat 10 times.
•isometric contractions of the quads are also done seated. For this, you would need to sit on the floor with your injured leg extended and your other leg bent. Now slowly contract the quadriceps of the inj...more

Pericardial effusion is the excess fluid between the heart and sac surrounding the heart. The fluid keeps the heart moving in the sac. The excess fluid can cause a problem in the workings of the heart and may lead to death. The space between two layers of sac usually contain 2-3 tablespoons of clear liquid. But pericardial effusion can affect the heart beats and make it weaker.

Causes

The leading cause of the pericardial effusion is pericarditis. In this condition, the layered...more

Our suggestion would be to do hot water fermentation along with Cold (ice) therapy. You shall also keep a pillow under the knee while sleeping, next is you can keep ice in the painful area for about 5--10 minutes.

Get the fluid tapped by a chest specialist and get it investigated in a good lab. Definitive management depends on fluid report.

Best wishes

In few cases pericardial effusion can be because of cancer but that is much less common compared to tuberculosis.