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Nocturnal Pain in knees
I am unable to sleep due to severe pain of up to 8/10 in my left knee which has no physical swelling or injury. I am not an athlete and has not hurt myself physically in anyway. It started years ago but with minimal pain and disturbance but tonight the pain was severe and spreaded to my thigh. Its a sharp gnawing pain that is unrelieved in any position, but is currently slightly relieved by a
cooling pad. I want to know if this is serious enough for me to consult a real doctor for the possibility of gout or arthritis, or am I just overreacting? Thank you so much GP.
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Ya surely u shuld consult ur doctor once. Avoid impact activites. All ur sumptoms are spontaneous. It can be either SONK or chondromalacia patellae..
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U shuld be investigated . Atleast do a standing xray
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Avoid impact sports.. Avoid squatting and cross leg sitting .. Do quadriceps extension excercises
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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.
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You certainly need to visit an ortho surgeon who can examine you and prescribe the appropriate xrays or scans.
From your symptoms I strongly suspect that this is pain radiating from the hip joint. But I can only confirm after having a look at the xrays.
If you do get xrays done you can mail them to bdbaruah[at]orthodoc[dot]in
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Visit a doctor and have yourself examined. That itself will reveal the source of pain.
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Avoid running or jumping until then.
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