Kneecap feels loose

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Earlier this week I got my foot stuck in a hole in the pavement and my knee buckled. Ever since then, my knee has felt loose every now and then, and I'm not sure if I have yet again, got a torn / damaged ACL. My knee also hyperextends just a tad more than my other knee, although this isn't visably noticable. It's just a small amount but still, I can feel it move back just a tad further (I'm thinking this is what is causing the looseness within my knee).

hello there, i have a knee discomfort over a week now, it hurts if i stress it,if i walk and sit it's just a discomfort,i feel it under the kneecap, if i bend it i feel a grinding and i checked for chondromalachia (clarke's test) and it wasn't painful.any ideas?

Both are horribly painful, but generally, if you straighten your leg fully, a dislocated kneecap will go back in and only feel sore..A dislocated knee joint will be swollen, and you probably won't be able to bear weight on it without someone helping you walk...If it is just your kneecap, at the very least, I'd get a elastic knee brace until I could see an orthopedic doctor...

It's kind of like a football knee, the kneecap that is usually held against the bones by ligaments can pop out of the slot in the bone for a few steps before the ligaments put it back in again. If you can feel her kneecap and it's a bit loose, that also might tend to confirm it. Talk to her vet about it.

The cartilage under your kneecap (patella) is a natural shock absorber. But it doesn't come with a lifetime guarantee. Overuse, injury or other factors may lead to a condition known as chondromalacia patella — a general term indicating damage to the cartilage under your kneecap. A more accurate term for chondromalacia patella is patellofemoral pain. Simple treatments — such as rest and ice — often help, but sometimes you may need physical therapy or even surgery to ease patellofemoral pain.

It was at first on the right side of my knee where I believe the meniscus is, but it now moves around frequently. It is now to the point where my knee constantly feels stiff and unsteady. I find it very difficult to do exercise without pain. There have been several times where my kneecap has the appearance of being out of place, pushed to the left. This causes me the worst pain of anything.

It feels like someone is stabbing screwdrivers in my kneecaps and twisting them around ):

) They even commented on her loose kneecaps. They do suspect cranial instability for Ry. They sent her for neck and complete spine X-rays. They will review them and refer us to the spine Dr and PT at children's hospital. She said PT is a fine line because the joints are hypermobile so we must be careful there but she has some muscles that are too tight trying to compensate so we need to find a happy medium. They are referring her to genealogy too.

It's often painful, and since it can occur while climbing stairs, sitting on the ground, or being in some other vulnerable position, it can be quite frightening. Usually, the locking is caused by a torn piece of cartilage, or possibly a loose bone fragment resulting from a bone disorder called osteochondritis dissecans.

About 6 months ago my right knee started snapping/popping/cracking when I straighten my leg (I can feel it at the top of my kneecap). About a week ago this started in my left leg. Now they both crack every time I stand up or straighten my legs. The knees also hurt and feel swollen inside (very tight) when I squat down. My legs also feel wobbly and my knees feel loose at times. Once in a while my legs buckle and I have to catch myself to avoid falling.

I had the surgery on feb 19 and i have healed well but now he says the new acl is too loose and i am starting to hyper extend again when i don't expect it.Now he wants to check my knee at the end of the month and probably use a graft off my patella.OUCH!Have you heard of these types of surgeries failing?I am on a workmans comp claim.what will they say do you think?Can they refuse another surgery?I'm not ready for this.

But for the past year and a half I've been going through bouts of diahrea/loose stool that usually lasts for 2-3 days. I experienced these bouts about 1-2 times a month. I went to see my doctor and he said it was fine and normal and to watch my diet, etc. About 5 weeks ago I came down with a fever one night and had constant diahrea. The fever subsided the next day but I had constant diahrea for 3-4 more days. I took a pill of imodium which kept me constipated for a day.

yes, there is so many pains in this life but loosing a baby is different, i feel like i lost something from me, i miss her soooooooo much, i look at her picture, she looks very cute, chubby she was 7 lb at 36 weeks, she was pink, she doesn't look like a dead body, i love her to death.

At the moment, I was still using 2 crutches and I wore a leg brace with 60 degree movement setting. I was also baring about 1/2 of my body weight on my right leg. The next day I didn't feel similar strain on my right knee. The knee felt better and there was no bruise visually. Before that I would feel slight pain when I did some movement like lifting the leg or during my physio. I'm afraid that the graft had snapped but it can't be confirmed until I met my doctor.

sudden onset knee pain. Both of my knees feel as if someone is rubbing the kneecap with broken glass; the pain when walking or moving is horrible and it seems to travel down my calves, eventually causing my calf muscles to knot up. (I do have severe arthritis, have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and have other medical issues too numerous to mention here.

I have a few Q's to ask 1, I find that and I know that I am still having problems thinking clearly and I have been off meds for 4 weeks now and know that I have a blank stare on my face sometimes and others notice this. Will this get better and is there any thing I could do for my cognitive skills I feel that my mind and body are still in shock, any suggestions for this ? 2. I had arthritis before and during treatment and my gout levels where high during treatment and still are it is painful.

Hi, How are you feeling? How old are you? What is your name? When any patient complains of “knee pain,” the initial differential diagnosis in most of the cases includes: Osteoarthritis, Ligament damage, Meniscus damage or Patello-femoral disorder. You have mentioned that you have pain on kneeling down that is in extreme flexion. This suggests that it might be due to either meniscus injury or due Patello-femoral disorder. The location of pain says that it might be due to meniscus problem.

I am tired of hurting all the time, tired of the constant pain and tired of taking so many pills every day that don't work. I feel like a pharmacy, and I'm tired of being weighed down everyday by pills when I am going to hurt anyway. I have an appointment with my Rheumy Monday and he's going to be surprised. I've decided to come off all the meds that he has me taking, and get myself clean. I plan on keeping my Zoloft, and I have to have my blood pressure meds and cholesterol meds.

It has all my life. Mine crack because I have week ligaments on the insides of my knees, this causes my kneecaps to slide the wrong direction. Mine get sore after physical activity (working out, sports, doing lots of stairs), but it subsides if I ice them. If you aren't in any pain, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Ask your doctor if you are really concerned.

I also have a burning pain that radiates down my right leg to my kneecap and a a sharp pain that radiates down my left leg to my kneecap and my left calf. The pain on my left side feels like somone is giving me little electrical shocks all the time and my left calf pain is almost always there. I am on disability from my job and I cannot drive the pain gets too bad. I cannot sit or stand for lond or the pain will get too bad.

When I force myself to use it anyway, it feels just like someone is putting a branding iron on it. Real searing hot sensation. My kneecaps feel like they will never be the same either. I just need to know, is this temporary? Do I gotta learn to live with this? I feel very old these days. Now the doc I saw said I needed a cortizone shot, but I just dont trust docs anymore. The elbow thing went away on its own (w/o the shot) Im hoping the wrist will to. I just dont understand what IT IS.

then i injured my knee- there is a large bone piece loose in between my kneecap, and my knee is worn unevenly- it gets really painful if i am on a ladder or even on my feet for long. my family doctor gave me 2 5/500 vicodin a day for the pain, and i told my pain doc-my father was even there when i told him.

It happens totally at random. It can happen when I am walking, sitting, sleeping, etc. When the pain is not occurring, my knee feels completely normal. When it happens, it usually happens every few seconds or minutes, then stops for several hours. I am not aware of any injury or unusual stress to that area. X-ray was normal and doctor's examination was clear. Any ideas?

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Would have several bad days then several good days. Have feelings of spasms in ears and facial pain and numbness as well as fatigue and cognitive fog. Saw audiologist because I thought it was my ears they said go to GP. Finally went GP mid April had MRI showed "a least 2 foci of T2 hyperintensity in base of right and left pons. (Balance nerve-8th cranial nerve) Went to neuro (at MS clinic) he does alot tests says he can't tell could be could not be.

When I was younger the doctors would just constantly fill out prescriptions of steroid creams all the time without a care in the world. As a result the skin behind my kneecaps, in front of my elbows, on my inner thighs, and on my neck have shown signs of thinning in my later years (this effect seems to be permanent since even til this day the skin is thinned). Steroid creams block the inhibitors of the histamine which helps reduce the amount release on to the skin.

So even something as simple as a cuddle can distract, if I let my self relax into the feeling of it. DH feels the difference, I loose my 'where I am in space' and I start to topple/slump or fall, it doesn't matter if i'm sitting or standing. Funny but i'm not aware that I am, my focus is on the cuddle, I do become concouse of something being off but i'm not aware of what.

After working in the ER and seeing patients come in due to kinking of the tubing, tubing coming loose dumping meds into the abdominal cavity, and more causing patients to be in the ICU, I am a little skeptical. What really upsets me is how I and others are treated in the ER. Example:when I go to the ER due to withdrawal symptoms.. my file was marked here in the small town I've moved to... what happened???

I would recommend you find a rec center with a grass field and run around it a few times barefoot to see how it feels. Running on grass feels good and you don't have to worry about getting cut. Make sure you read about proper running form, and put those lessons to use. Even if you don’t go barefoot, proper form is important. TAKE IT SLOW. I've read of people breaking bones in their feet or tearing tendons or muscles in their feet because they try to do too much.

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