Knee replacement Questions

Start with physiotherapy treatment and learn exercise for knee joint.
Wear knee cap or braces.
Don't sit on floor.
Share your mother knee x ray report.

Hams stretching- lie straight, take the leg up, pull the feet towards yourself, with a elastic tube or normal belt. Repeat 10 times, twice a day.
Sports taping- stretch the tape from both ends and apply on the affected area contrast fomentation (hot and cold).

She needs to lose weight and get her hypertension, diabetes under control. With weight loss of atleast 10% of her body weight, her parameters will come under normal range and with weight loss, poressure on knees will decrease. She maynot require surgery if her mobulity increases.

Flexibility limitation of the knee can be due to collection of fluid (inflammatory. Or any structural changes in or around the knee joints, since you have already consulted an orthopedic surgeon, do consult a rheumatologist not to miss out on any diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis which can be easily managed.

If you are not willing for tkr then you can try synovial fluid injections or arthroscopic debridement n washout of knee

Why do you want to go for knee replacement surgery? knee replacement surgery is the last resort if all necessary actions fail. First of all the diagnosis of knee pain has to be made. At the age of 52 years the most common cause of knee pain is osteoarthritis which can be diagnosed by an x ray. If it is osteoarthritis then along with medications few life style modifications are extremely important. You must avoid sitting on the floor, squatting, stair climbing, prolonged standing or prolonged wal...more

Hello lybrate user arthritis in old age especially in weight bearing joints is common. Its disorder of joint. A condition related to joint has not cured totally only prevented. Joints articulated surface became rough and irregular & cartilage torn. We can restore a joint by avoiding some position as squatting, fast climbing stair without support, avoid heavy weight lifting, forward bending position s, etc. Pain and stiffness can reduce by physiotherapy treatment. To provide strength to muscle ex...more

If you r having a grade 3-4 osteoarthritis and deformity of knee replacement is a good option. Regards.

You appear to suffer from degenerative {premature aging} damage to your spine, as in your knees and peripheral neuropathy - need investigations to establish diagnosis- these problems are chronic and progressive. Conventional medicine does not usually offer any definitive arrest or reversal of such ailments. However, for good results I recommend holistic medicine therapy to you.

Some cases respond to knee replacements but after some period of time relapse has occurred in knees with severe pain , hence you can try for AYURVEDA TREATMENT WHICH ARE MORE CONSERVATIVE AND CORRECTIVE IN NATURE . i HAVE TREATED QUITE A NUMBER OF CASES AND HAVE RESPONDED WELL..