I go for treks often and recently during a trek while descending I got a very sharp pain on my right side of the right knee. And that only lasted for a night but only when my knee would be in the position of descending a trail or similar. It doesn't feel like bone pain. There was no pain for next 50 days then on the next trek again I had the same pain while descending. This time it was also during ascending for some time. So taking a break from trek helps and there is no pain but now it is also happening during taking stairs for long. Otherwise I don't feel pain at all when resting or sitting or walking.
What should be the cause and remedy?
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Trekking involves lots of lower body complex movements.
All ligaments and muscle are in legnthened during coming down the slope.
Consult me to know diagnosis and treatment plan.
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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As you mentioned if possible you should visit a physiotherapist for proper assessment and diagnosis ,but for now you should start with a hot pack twice a day and knee isometric exercises and try to consult a physiotherapist
i would suggest detailed assessment
but till then at home you can try with hot water towel placing your knee for 15 min with twice a day.
if you can approach to physical therapist near by, then SWD and IFT with knee strength training would work well in your case.
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if symptoms persists for 1 week more or longer then MRI would be needed to look for meniscus injury.
You need to get assessed properly to rule out of any compression is causing this pain in only one way.
Consult in person or online for proper assessment to get proper treatment suggestion.
hello
It is pain of patellar tendon which occurs while descending the stairs if your quadriceps muscles are weak i will suggest you to strengthen your quadrricep muscle.
Please visit physiotherapist for proper assessment & do accordingly.
And if needed wear knee brace.
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For home remedies I would like to suggest you to go for cold pack thrice a day (cold pack with wrap hand towel) minimum and avoid activities which triggers the pain.
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As well as please observe your walking pattern, which should not be change due to pain
kindly get a proper assessment and treatment from a nearby physiotherapy clinic
you need to focus more on muscle-balancing exercises like strengthening the weaker muscles and stretching the tightened muscle
before starting the exercises you should have a proper assessment
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