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My whole knee is in pain.im 18 and i noticed a little bit of swelling at the end of the day. this has been going on for a couple weeks now.what to do?

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Dr. Aki Puryear answered

Physical therapy: For a majority of knee pain, we start with physical therapy and NSAID's (I.e. Motrin, Aleve). If it persists with symptoms of effusion (swelling), instability (giving out), and/or mechanical symptoms (logging or getting stuck), then we may get an mri if the X-rays are negative.

Answered 3/30/2015

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A member asked:

My whole knee is in pain.im 18 and i noticed a little bit of swelling at the end of the day. this has been going on for a couple weeks now.what to do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Aki Puryear answered

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