A member asked:

I don't have arthritis but i have severe knee pain. i went to an ortho, but i think i need another kind of dr. any advice? i went to the dr. for knee pain. he concluded i don't have arthritis and prescribed a few sessions of pt. i felt dismissed. my knee

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Hi. : Hi. Orthopedic surgeons are specialists for knees. Yes, there could be a variety of things that could cause knee pain without boney abnormality. Tendons, ligaments, muscles, fat pads, malalignment, etc. You could consider osteopathic or chiropractic manipulation or medical acupuncture.

Answered 10/3/2016

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