Question 1

been having thigh, knee and shin/calf/foot.pain...most of the pain is in my knee.  workout regularly.can a knee injury.cause.pain everywhere else? 29f

Accepted Answer

Injury?: You may want to followup with your family practice provider to look for possible injuries related to your workouts. Try using tylenol, (acetaminophen) ibuprofen, ice over the painful locations to minimize discomfort.

Question 2

what would experts say? could a knee injury cause pain else where in your leg?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Knee pain can be referred up toward the hip or down the shin or calf.

Question 3

can a knee injury cause pain in your leg, ankle, and foot?

Accepted Answer

Knee Pain: This is certainly possible. Changes in your gait to compensate for you knee pain could cause pain else where. You should however pose this question to your ortho physician to be sure this is the cause.

Question 4

can knee injury w/o swelling cause pain/discomfort in the calf or achilles? does a mri detect every possible knee injury or is more imaging required?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Knee problems can refer pain into the calf--MRI is probably the best imaging technique available

Question 5

can a knee injury indirectly cause swelling in the posterior lower leg?

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Yes: Tears or rupture of a popliteal cyst secondary to trauma could do it.

Question 6

what might recovery from calf augmentation due to a knee injury?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the knee!: If you have a pre-existent knee injury, calf augmentation could cause leg swelling that may aggravate your knee. If your knee injury is severe, you should handle your knee issue before undergoing calf augmentation. If it's a chronic issue alleviated with stretching and ice, calf augmentation may not affect your knee issue. It's dependent on the severity of your injury and what your surgeon says.

Question 7

having back of knee pain, upper calf pain, toes numb. hard 2 bend knee, bear weight. sometimes ok, sometimes worse. no injury. should i go to er?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Your symptoms are very concerning for a blood clot in your leg. This can be very serious and should not wait until morning. Go to the er now where they can do a type of ultrasound on your leg to made sure there is no clot.

Question 8

what might recovery from calf augmentation due to a knee injury? three years ago, i suffered a right knee injury in a skiing accident. i had surgery to hold my patella in place as it was always snapping out of its normal location. i'm 35 and keep physical

Accepted Answer

Calf aug: I think your best bet for calf augmentation would be autofat transfer.  This would be the least invasive and should not interfere with your knee injury in any way.

Question 9

i had a right knee injury while surfing. no treatment but 1 year later the back of the knee and calf feel tight/swollen with activity. any ideas?

Accepted Answer

Look at compensatory: patterns from the injury (trauma vectors). If your knee is involved, it also means there's compensation going on below and above at the calf, soleus, and ankle muscles to balance this. Also above is the quads, hamstrings, hips and low back. Get a second opinion and treatment from a neuromusculoskeletal medicine specialist (NMM) doctor of osteopathic medicine for more answers.

Question 10

i hurt my knee at work, after seeing an orthopedic he put me in a brace and physical therapy in a few weeks... is it possible that my hip, calf muscle, and akle hurt now due to my knee injury?

Accepted Answer

Knee Injury: Absolutely! The lower extremity acts as a unit. A movement group called a kinetic chain. Muscles and tendons go from buttock and hip to knee. Muscles and tendons around knee influence the ankle. Without knowing the full extent of the injury can only remark that it is not unusual to hurt above and below the main area of injury.

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Been having thigh, knee and shin/calf/foot.pain...most of the pain is in my knee. workout regularly.can a knee injury.cause.pain everywhere else? 29f

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What would experts say? could a knee injury cause pain else where in your leg?

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Can a knee injury cause pain in your leg, ankle, and foot?

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Can knee injury w/o swelling cause pain/discomfort in the calf or achilles? does a mri detect every possible knee injury or is more imaging required?

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Can a knee injury indirectly cause swelling in the posterior lower leg?

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What might recovery from calf augmentation due to a knee injury?

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Having back of knee pain, upper calf pain, toes numb. hard 2 bend knee, bear weight. sometimes ok, sometimes worse. no injury. should i go to er?

A member asked:

What might recovery from calf augmentation due to a knee injury? three years ago, i suffered a right knee injury in a skiing accident. i had surgery to hold my patella in place as it was always snapping out of its normal location. i'm 35 and keep physical

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I had a right knee injury while surfing. no treatment but 1 year later the back of the knee and calf feel tight/swollen with activity. any ideas?

A member asked:

I hurt my knee at work, after seeing an orthopedic he put me in a brace and physical therapy in a few weeks... is it possible that my hip, calf muscle, and akle hurt now due to my knee injury?

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