Question 1

how to reduce knee swelling from running too much?

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See your doctor: Your knee should not normally swell from a long run.  See your doctor to assess if you may have an injury within the knee such as a meniscal tear.  If it is arthritis, then you need to consider decreasing your running and looking towards low impact activities such as swimming/biking.  You may also ice your knee after a long run/workout.

Question 2

which is better to reduce knee swelling aleve (naproxen) or aspirin?

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Knee swelling: Both can reduce swelling. Both have side effects on gi, heart, liver, kidney. Aleve (naproxen) may cuse more retained fluid/edema in the legs if you have hypertension.

Question 3

how can you reduce knee swelling?

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Swollne knee.: Rest and ice are the best ways to reduce knee swelling.

Question 4

how to reduce twisted knee swelling?

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You may have damage: You may have  damage  inside  your  knee. It can be cartilage, ligaments, bone or  a combination. You can improve the status of your knee with strengthening of the knee  muscles: quadriceps exercises. Depending on your evalaution the damage  can be identified by examination and/or imaging and therapy directed to the cause.

Question 5

how can i naturally reduce knee swelling?

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Swollen knee: The best way is to rest it and apply ice... Get it checked if it is hot, painful or red.

Question 6

what to do if i have some knee swelling and i'm trying to reduce it overnight?

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It depends: It depends on the cause of the swelling. Try ice and rest.

Question 7

can i reduce knee swelling if i ice ankle?

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: I see no direct benefit from icing an ankle for a knee problem. You may want to start over and provide more detail about your issue to clarify why the ankle might relate to the knee swelling.

Question 8

how do i reduce knee swelling and bruising resulting from a crash?

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See a doctor: Did you get an xray to rule out a fracture.  You can still have a stress fracture.  If they are worried they will do an mri

get an MRI on a high field - 1.5t or 3t MRI scanner.

Question 9

knee swelling and pain?

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Get it looked at: Anytime somithing inside the knee causes irritation, the knee will swell. This is called an effusion. Effusions are not normal in a normal knee.  At your age the two most common causes are a meniscus tear or some early cartilage damage. If it persists, you should see a md and get weight bearing xrays and likely a mri.

Question 10

how can i make knee swelling go away?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Knee swelling occurs because of something going on in your knee. So , you need to treat the cause of the swelling.  Typical causes include arthritis, cartilage tears, lyme disase, etc... Best of luck

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