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A member asked:

Extremely large amount of knee swelling? my legs hurt! two major workouts today.

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Get it looked at: If you have a significant amount of swelling, your knee is telling you something is wrong. See a physician.

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Answered 11/8/2015

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Kicked in the knee at jujitsu practice two weeks ago. It was swollen for the first couple of days and I couldnt bend it, but now the swelling went down. it hurts to walk on it for a while and I hear a little crackle when I bend it. Can I still swim?

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I have had xrays on my left knee to see what is wrong with it due to it being swollen and hurting back in July. I was diagnosed with have patella in both knees. After physical therapy, my swelling went down - but now its back when I am moving a lot. It doesnt hurt but there is a lot of fluid on the knee and it seems to go away when I work out. But swells when Im doing daily activities: walking, etc. wondering if I need to go back to the doctor or continue PT exercises Swollen Left Knee?

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I'm 25 no health pro, I'm having pain n my right leg around my calf/knee no swelling just Lil pain that comes n goes. Started today. Hurts to walk on ?

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