Q&A: What can I do to treat bursitis of the knee?

Question by jeremycraig1972: What can I do to treat bursitis of the knee?
Dear reader,I went down on my knee some time ago.As a result,it becomes sore occasionally,though the pain is tolerable.How can I treat this condition?Thank you.

Jeremy

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Answer by thenoseknows
Find a Chiropractor or RMT who has low-level laser therapy available.

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Why do I get really sore knees while sitting down for a time?

Question by Kev: Why do I get really sore knees while sitting down for a time?
While sitting down for a period of time (say 1-3 hours). My knees become really painful, especially my right knee. The only way to get rid of the pain is to either stand, or lay down (basically straighten out the leg). Then after a short while, the pain comes back while sitting.

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Answer by Rocker.Chick
its where you are stretching the muscles into a differant position, and they are getting stiff and starting to lock up.
it is bad for you to sit down in the same position for long periods of time, thats your body warning you!

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What type of doctor can help me with knee pain when running?

Question by C. M: What type of doctor can help me with knee pain when running?
Who can evaluate my running form and help me with my knee pain? Also, if I am wearing the correct running shoes. I have tried the running specialty stores and it worked out well, still having knee pain, would like a doctor to have a look. thanks

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Answer by beached42
I would suggest a doctor specializing in sport medicine. If there is not one in your area, then try an orthopedist.

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How can I get rid of a big Keloid on my knee?

Question by Lana: How can I get rid of a big Keloid on my knee?
I was riding my bike and fell and scraped my knee pretty deep and when it as a scab I fell again and it broke and became a Keloid, it hurts too . I’m really freaked out right now and I want to know how to get rid of it without surgery. Can you please tell me ways I can get rid of it and how long it may take?

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Answer by pelican
Keloids are tough to treat. Here is what I found about them. You may want to consider one of these options.

The best treatment is prevention in patients with a known predisposition. This includes preventing unnecessary trauma or surgery (including ear piercing, elective mole removal), whenever possible. Any skin problems in predisposed individuals (eg, acne, infections) should be treated as early as possible to minimize areas of inflammation.

lntra-lesional corticosteroids — Intra-lesional corticosteroids are first-line therapy for most keloids. A systematic review found that up to 70 percent of patients respond to intra-lesional corticosteroid injection with flattening of keloids, although the recurrence rate is high in some studies (up to 50 percent at five years)

Excision — Scalpel excision may be indicated if injection therapy alone is unsuccessful or unlikely to result in significant improvement. Excision should be combined with preoperative, intraoperative, or postoperative triamcinolone or interferon injections . Recurrence rates from 45 to 100 percent have been reported in patients treated with excision alone; this falls to below 50 percent in patients treated with combination therapy.

Silicone gel sheeting — Silicone gel sheeting sheeting has been used for the treatment of symptoms (eg, pain and itching) in patients with established keloids as well as for the management of evolving keloids and the prevention of keloids at the sites of new injuries. A systematic review of controlled trials found some evidence that silicone gel sheeting may reduce the incidence of abnormal scarring, but concluded that any estimate of effect was uncertain because the underlying trials were of poor quality and highly susceptible to bias. Treatment with silicone gel sheeting appeared in some studies to improve elasticity of established abnormal scars, but the evidence was again of poor quality and susceptible to bias.

Cryosurgery — Cryosurgery is most useful in combination with other treatments for keloids. The major side effect is permanent hypopigmentation, limiting its use in people with darker skin.

Radiation therapy — Most studies, but not all, have found radiation therapy to be highly effective in reducing keloid recurrence, with improvement rates of 70 to 90 percent when administered after surgical excision. A small randomized trial of treatments after surgery found recurrences in two of sixteen earlobe keloids (13 percent) treated with radiation therapy and in four of twelve earlobe keloids (33 percent) treated with steroid injections. However, concern regarding the potential long-term risks (eg, malignancy) associated with using radiation for an essentially benign disorder limits its utility in most patients. Only a few cases of malignancy that may have been associated with radiation therapy for keloids have been reported. Although causation cannot be confirmed in these cases, caution should still be used when prescribing radiation therapy for keloids, particularly when treating younger patients. Radiation therapy may occasionally be appropriate as treatment for keloids that are resistant to other therapies. In addition, radiation therapy may be indicated for lesions that are not amenable to resection.

Interferon alfa — Interferon alfa injections may reduce recurrence rates postoperatively. However, all currently available studies of interferon therapy suffer from methodologic problems, making an evidence-based recommendation regarding its use difficult.

Pulsed dye laser — Pulsed dye laser treatment can be beneficial for keloids, and appears to induce keloid regression through suppression of keloid fibroblast proliferation, and induction of apoptosis and enzyme activity. Combination treatment with pulsed dye laser plus intralesional therapy with corticosteroids and/or fluorouracil may be superior to either approach alone.

http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Keloid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keloid

http://www.livestrong.com/article/77520-treat-keloid-scar/

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Why do my knees hurt when I run in a different state?

Question by Syd: Why do my knees hurt when I run in a different state?
I live in Colorado but visit Florida frequently. I try to keep up running while I’m in Florida but I can this really bad knee pain while I’m down her and running. It’s fine when I’m walking and I try to run on the side of the road in the grass to keep off hard surfaces but they still hurt. It’s not my shoes as I’ve had three different types of shoes that I’ve run in down here and when I go to colorado, my knees are fine. I run on sidewalks and on roads all the time in Colorado and I never feel this pain, but when I go to Florida I can only jog a minute max and sprint for about 30 seconds until it’s too painful.

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Answer by lestermount
There is no way your knees know what state the are in so it must be the surface or slant on the surface.
If you are running on the side of the road where there is a cant or slope then this puts strain on your joints.
Find a level area like a park or golf course, and if you run on the sidewalks in Colorado you could run on the sidewalks in Florida.

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How long after knee surgery should it be swollen?

Question by battle_for_glory: How long after knee surgery should it be swollen?
I hot my knee arthroscopic surgery wednesday (removed a bit of my mensicus), today is friday, still pretty swollen, no pain, can walk on it now, but should it be swollen?

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Answer by Sparky D
I had knee surgery a few years ago. I did a real number to my knee MCL, ACL and cracks on meniscus. My knee was swollen for weeks.

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Cool Knee Pain After Sitting images

A few nice knee pain after sitting images I found:

19761224 – Christmas Eve – Jim, Ronnie, Clint, Marcia, Phyllis


Image by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)
That table… My shins and knees can still imagine the pain. Invisible-edge glass tables are evil! Bad table! Evil, evil table!

This is from the townhouse my parents lived in (3 houses ago for them) when I was ages 0-4. I barely remember it. I am 2.9 years old in these pictures.

Clint, James, Marcia, Grandma, Grandma.
sitting.
fur rug, glass table, presents.
from Dad.

Mom and Dad’s house, Woodbridge, Virginia.

December 24, 1976.

… Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com

James Bernard L, my grandfather (dad’s dad). Born 2/18/1922 in Fairmont, WV. Died 12/18/2001 in Arlington, VA.
Son of James and Minnie
Husband of Maria Clara ("Ronnie")
Father of Victor (dad)
Brother of Arnold Ray, Lena May and Charles
James Bernard L was a long-serving member of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, and its Association. He joined the National Guard in 1936, then the 16th Infantry in 1940 at Fort Jay, New York. In the Allied landings in Africa in November, 1942, he was the Regimental Sergeant Major. He fought in Sicily and later, in the Normandy Invasion, as a Warrant Officer under General Omar Bradley. He continued with the 16th Infantry through France, the Battle of the Bulge, Germany and Czechoslovakia.
After the war, he served at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Ft. Sam Houstin in San Antonio, TX, and the Adjutant Generals School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, where he retired in 1960 as a CWO-4.
James then became one of the strongest supporters of the Regimental Association, writing many articles and booklets produced by the Association, and was a contributor, editor, and participant in the production of the recent volume of the regiment’s history, "Blood and Sacrifice."
James was also an avid flag collector and member of NAVA, and a longtime philatelist.
Marcia Prophet is my aunt (mom’s sister). Friends may know her as cousin Nathan and Eve’s mom.

Ronnie L, born Maria Clara Rechen, is Clint’s grandmother (dad’s mom). Born 10/25/1918 in Lvov, Poland. Died 11/13/2003 in Alexandria, VA.
Daughter of Jozefa and Jacob, she was the only survivor of the holocaust in her family. She was liberated from a work camp by Clint’s grandfather (James Bernard L.), who stormed Normandy 20 minutes into the D-Day invasion.

Cool Knee Pain Cyst images

A few nice knee pain cyst images I found:

How do I know if I need a knee brace? Also what is the cost?

Question by HeyImKristen: How do I know if I need a knee brace? Also what is the cost?
Everyday in soccer practice I have this super sharp pain right under my kneecap,
It feels like someone if stabbing a knife up and under it.
Do I need a knee brace?

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Answer by Tom I
Ask a doctor, not the internet.
Without close examination there is nothing we can do to help.

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