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Knee pain when sitting
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Pushkarewiczanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 40 years experience
Yes: Getting out of a low chair can be stressful on the knees and a higher seat should make it less stressful. Another simple way to lessen knee pain aft... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 57 years experience
You knees - gelling: We call this gelling when you sit a while and your joints get stiff like gello after setting. This can be related to knee joint arthritis, or knee... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Wintanswered
Hand Surgery 37 years experience
Knee pain: From postion and tourque can mean a meniscal tear or an arthritic bone surface at the joint line, true dont do it is correct but if the pain progresse... Read More
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4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Audie Rolnickanswered
42 years experience
Inside or outside: If inside can be torn meniscus, arthritis, synovitis. If outside can be ligament or it band or meniscus.
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Talacanswered
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 31 years experience
Anterior knee pain. : I think you may have weak quad muscle putting increased load on knee cap resulting in pain. Other option is knee cap injury with cartilage damage and ... Read More
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3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Howard Feinberganswered
Rheumatology 39 years experience
Knee, hip, back: If the thigh problem is immediately above the knee this could be a knee problem (cartilage, bakers cyst, joint problem). Knee pain rarely radiates up ... Read More
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3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Michalskianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 38 years experience
Meniscus: See your orthopedic surgeon for partial meniscectomy/repair if you have mechanical symptoms of locking or painful clicking.
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5.3k viewsReviewed Mar 17, 2023
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Dr. John Michalskianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 38 years experience
Knee pain: Sciatica, piriformis syndrome, lumber stenosis, knee arthritis are most likely culprits.
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Edward Neilsenanswered
Family Medicine 21 years experience
OA vs PFPS: Two possibilities are most likely. The first is osteoarthritis, or wear and tear ("rust in the joint"). This is usually in middle-age people but can... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Varadyanswered
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Conservative care : Could be an injury to the soft tissue structures within the knee, possibly the meniscus. I would treat with conservative care: rest, ice, and perhaps... Read More
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ketan Modyanswered
Sports Medicine 20 years experience
PFPS: You may have what we call patellafemoral pain syndrome. If you get checked out by ortho/sports med you may need pt. If you have pain with stairs, sta... Read More
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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