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Why am i having knee pain while lying down?

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Dr. Gary Wang answered

Knee pain: You may have fluid in side your knee. The most relaxed position of knee is on half bending. If you lying with knee straight, the pressure inside knee capsule might higher, and you experience some pain. However, this is just one of the explanations.

Answered 5/22/2018

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