Osteoarthritis of both knees
Common Questions and Answers about Osteoarthritis of both knees
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The first thing you should do is get a present day X-ray scans of your knees and confirm progressive osteoarthritis and ligament damage in both legs.
Talk with an expert orthopedician who is involved for more than 10 years in knee replacement surgeries.
There is no reason to fear and get ready for intense physiotherapy. Start having proper diet and take the help of a counselor and build enough courage to take it forward.
I could not bend my knees at all and standing/walking sent the must excruciating pain through my knees. Went to ER and was told that I had an advanced stage of Osteoarthritis.
Always ignored the mild knee pain for years because I only noticed it after working out and assumed it was from that...
/ I knew my condition was bad b/c of the amount of pain I am in but wasn't expecting that especially @ 32 with a 4 yr old and 7 month old!! Anyways, he adviced pain meds and synvisc-one injections until we couldn't control the pain enough. I tried the injections. I won't lie the are a bit painful. My right one was just uncomfortable. The left one hurt way worse. I have no idea why but it even swelled up and I had to stay off it about 24 hours b/c of all the fluid on it.
If not I encourage you to see him/her. At 19 you are pretty young to have osteoarthritis. However because both of your knees are painful an inflammatory condition such as arthritis should be ruled out. This can be done with a simple x-ray and maybe some a lab work to rule out something like rheumatoid arthritis.
In the meantime you may want to rotate heat and ice on your knees. Ask your pharmacist about an OTC NSADI. A little treatment may bring you some comfort until you can see your PCP.
i was also wondering about the osteoarthritis as my dr told me that i have severe degenerative osteoarthritis of the lower spine (I forgot the numbers), hips, left shoulder and both feet. I had major surgery last summer and mesh was used to attach part of my bowel to my spine. My dr figures that this may have jump-started the arthritis issues. Currently i have probs walking, bending and overall it hurts to be on my feet for more than 20 mins at a time.
14 Months ago I was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in both knees and Buritis in my hips. It came on suddenly and it is very painful. I have seen 2 specialists and have had 2 lots of steroid injections in both knees and one steroid injection in my right hip. I have been taking Meloxicam and painkillers. Today I have been to see a specialist with the view to having knee replacement surgery. After looking at my recent x rays he has informed me that I have Avascular Necrosis in both knees.
how do i stop/ slow down osteiarthritis.what kinds of pills can i take to prevent it from getting worse?
If you do a web search on "growing cartilage for knees" you'll find some articles about experiments being done that grows cartilage using tissue from the patient's own body, which is then inserted.
I'm not sure how you would get in on these trials, though - I'm pretty sure it's not yet a standard procedure that insurance companies will cover.
Slightly less marked osteoarthritis joint space narrowing is also noted with small marginal osteophytes.
Both Knees: slight joint space narrowing.
The problem is that now many joints are hurting. My knuckles (on fingers not on hands), my elbows and both of my knees are hurting. It's been going on for about a 3 days. My elbows just started hurting then. I have a family history of RA.
My doctor told me that the knee he looked at was for sure Osteoarthritis. Can this cause my symptoms? Can multiple joints hurt bilaterally with this for of arthritis?
As far as I know my joints are not swollen much at all.
Not sure if all the symptoms are directly related to Atenelol since my mother has a osteoarthritis of the knees as well but seems to be my knees seem to hurt more within the last year than ever before. I went to see my physician (family dr) who prescribed 5mgs of Amlodopine to be taken once a day in the morning.
Four years ago I was dx with osteoarthritis of both knees. Dr. said that I was walking "bone on bone" and that eventually I'd probably need tkr in both knees. He advised using glucosamine chondroitin which I've done and for awhile it seemed to help. I was able to increase my exercise a bit and was walking more with less pain and swelling. In the past few months pain and swelling has increased which I attributed to less exercise and some weight gain, about 4 or 5 pounds.
Generalized osteoarthritis is yet another subset of osteoarthritis. Most people know the meaning of primary osteoarthritis or secondary osteoarthritis, but generalized osteoarthritis is a lesser known term.
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Subsets of Osteoarthritis
Primary osteoarthritis is characterized by joint pain, stiffness, limited range of motion, and weakness. Primary osteoarthritis is also referred to as idiopathic, meaning, there is no known underlying or predisposing cause.
i have knee pain in both knees. and it hurts all the time . mainly in my ankles and knees . i just want to know what it could be i.m 24 and over weight by 90lbs. and i just need some relief from the pain . went to the doctor she prescribed nyproxen and therapy but it doesn,t seem to do nothing but make my stomach hurt and my pain in my knees worse when i do the exercises i was told to do by the therapist. please someone help me i am a mom of 3.
I too have been diagnosed with OA of both knees. I was told by the orthopedic surgeon that I was walking "bone on bone" and that I would know when I was ready for TKR. I've been avoiding any NSAIDS because my nephrologist doesn't want my kidneys to be further compromised, but she also has said not to "put up with the pain". I use only Tylenol and that as infrequently as possible.
To w hom did you go to have the various types of injections?
I have had mild osteoarthritis in my right hand, of and on. Now I have knee pain, both knees, elbow pain, foot pain (orthotics (4 diff pairs) haven't helped). Not severe enough to take meds.
Have been sleeping on a magnetic mat for 3 years. Doesn't seem to help. Have been going to osteopath, masseur, acupuncturist, nutritionist (treating inflammation). No real relief.
Other issue (related?) is poor blood circulation (circulatory disorder). Not overweight (120lbs at 5'4.
It is important to know what the findings of the X ray were. Also at this point a repeat X ray of both the knees and an orthopedic evaluation is warranted.
There can be many causes of knee pain like arthritis, bursitis, meniscal injury, and tendinitis and nerve compression.
I will urge you to get her orthopedic evaluation done at your earliest.
There is for example a high probability you have some osteoarthritis in the knees, or even cartilage damage. Use your clinical judgement on yourself as you would one of your patients. I hope you get your strength back soon.
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