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My knee hurts when i walk long distances or when i run, i went to physical therapy but that didn't help at all..

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Dr. Rick Pospisil answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Knee pain: Causation can be mutifactorial , Do both knees hurt ? How long have you had this ? Do NSAIDs help? Have you recently increased the amount of walking or running ? Do u have any pain at night ? You need to seek follow up with an Orthopaedic dr.

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Answered 12/10/2015

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