Osteoarthritis of the Knee Questions

Advice...
Avoid sitting Cross legged.
Avoid Squatting-
Quadriceps Exercises- Lie straight, make a towel role and put it under the knee, press the keen against the role, hold it for 20 secs. Repeat 20 times twice a day. This will help relieve some pain.
Core Strengthening Exercise- Straight Leg Raised With Toes Turned Outward, repeat 10 times, twice a day.
Hams Stretching- lie straight, take the leg up, pull the feet towards yourself, with a elastic tube or normal belt. repe...more

Your symptoms suggest knee osteoarthritis.
Try:
1. Regular knee quadriceps exercises (static and knee bending). 2. Ice pack application will help 3.Medications like Cartigen DN and Enzomac forte will help.
4. Intrarticular injections offer great help. Get FBS, CRP, ESR and URIC ACID and Thyroid profile done. Do not worry.

Physiotherapy exercises cannot be painless.
Relief from pain has to be made at knee level by your treating surgeon.
This can be in terms of medications, ice pack applications or intrarticular steroidal injection, PRP etc.
Once you are free from your knee pain, you can do knee exercises well.

Ice therapy would definitely help to reduce the inflammation. We also advise you to use knee cap which would help to prevent the knee from damaging further and also to maintain the quadriceps muscle tone. Stiffness might have developed due to weakness of the ligaments & inflammed cartilage. Specific knee exercises will also help ie. Keeping ball
underneath the knee and keep pressing it. That's the simple exercise which will help you to strengthen the knee
Simple Knee ExerciesSpecific kne...more

Do regular exercises and yoga to reduce your weight which will automatically reduce the weight around your knees .do half an hour walk 5 days in a week.

Symptoms of osteoarthritis may include joint pain and progressive stiffness that develops gradually. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include painful swelling, inflammation, and stiffness in the fingers, arms, legs, and wrists occurring in the same joints on both sides of the body, especially upon awakening.
This is cervical pain (neck pain) and that's the reason the pain radiates until the shoulder blades. If you keep ice that would help and along side you can do hot water fermentation....more

Osteoarthritis has many stages, and accordingly the treatments differ. Each patient is different. So a clinical and radiological review is necessary to establish the stage of disease and management plan accordingly. Pls be under guidance of an orthopaedic surgeon and a physiotherapist.

Neither Calcium or Collagen Peptides must be taken for too long.
Not more than three months is a general rule.

avoid it.

instead you can take Vitamin D3, Magnesium, Boswellia Serrata etc.

You can make a Paste of 1teaspoon Ghee and 1/2 teaspoon Ginger and apply at knee for 30mins twice daily to get good relief.

Drink plenty of water.

Do regular Knee Exercise such as SLR, Quadriceps Isometric, VMO Isometric, Hamstrings Strenthenig, Pelvis Muscle Str...more

Kindly check your present body weight since both the knee joint is affected, excess of body weight will affect the knee joint as it's weak. Keep body weight under control. You have to do knee joint strengthening exercises on a daily basis. This will strengthen muscles around knee joint and ease your pain. Kindly consult a physiotherapist nearby to know the detailed exercises. Exercises, controlled body weight, calcium in diet and exposure to sunlight in the morning hours will definitely help you...more

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).