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Ankle swelling and pain
Sir my mother suffering from right side ankle pain and swelling without injury since 6 month. We consult orthopaedic doctor. They prescribed x ray and uric acid and ra factor . And lastly found ra factor 95.6 . They prescribed 4 medicine tolperisone and etoricoxib tablet; zadilex tablet; rabifast dsr ; bio d3 plus . My mother didn't releive from pain and swelling while walking after 20 days of taking medicine. What i do please help
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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate your mother in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if there is any.
- Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
- Keep no pillow under the head.
- Avoid painful acts & activities.
- Fomentation with warm water. -Let the part not be exposed cold.
-Do mild exercises for the affected part.- back and lower limbs
-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1tab once a day x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1tab Once a day x 10 days.
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
-For exercises you may visit my YouTube channel- Dr. N C gupta.
-Wish your mother a quick recovery & good health
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Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho)
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Get done xray once .
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Apart from medicines for RA if the joint also has arthritis then its better to give a simple injection of PRP (platelet rich plasma) which will repair any wear and tear. It would be better to consult in person for further treatment.
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Avoid standing at a place for more than 10 minutes.
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RA factor is positive
Should start medications for that and all the symptoms will resolve
Please consult with us for better treatment in bengaluru
Thank you
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Share xray and report
Consult if possible
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Pain in any other joint?
Is she hypertensive?
If yes, is it well under control?
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Xray ankle -AP, Lateral , ESR , CRP, Anti-CCP
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