What is it when your knees are painful and when touched they are hot?

Answer 1

Painful and hot can mean inflammation and/or infection. It is best to go to the doctor and have you knees examined and possibly x-rayed. There are many illnesses and injuries than can cause this and the right one needs to be diagnosed to treat it.

Answer 2

Arthritis, possibly Rheumatoid Arthritis. My knee cap bones were hot for several years before they got so bad I finally went to the Dr. for a diagnosis. RA is an Autoimmune Disorder. Do some Internet research. You can learn a lot that way. Just enter the symptoms.

Take Ibuprofen (up to 2400 mgs. daily) They will help eliminate the inflammation and pain. I take excedrin (walmarts brand) every night to sleep.

One of the next stages is fatigue and exhaustion along with the pain. I have been on 2 10 day bouts of prednizone in the last 2 years for my knees and then my wrists. Now I take a LOT of vitamins and am back to 90%.

Try going off of wheat and dairy to see if that changes anything. I have stopped them and many people say that a vegetarian diet keeps them well. Everytime they cheat the pain comes back.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

Are they also swollen? Do you do a lot of exercising which puts strain on your knees?

Strains are injuries that affect muscles or tendons, thick bands that attach muscles to bones. They occur in response to a quick tear, twist, or pull of the muscle. Strains are an acute type of injury that results from overstretching or over contraction. Pain, weakness, and muscle spasms are common symptoms experienced after a strain occurs.

Sprains are injuries that affect ligaments, thick bands of cartilage that attach bone to bone. They occur in response to a stretch or tear of a ligament. Sprains are an acute type of injury that results from trauma such as a fall or outside force that displaces the surrounding joint from its normal alignment. Sprains can range from a mild ligamentous stretch to a complete tear. Bruising, swelling, instability, and painful movement are common symptoms experienced after a sprain occurs.

RICE is the acronym used for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. It is used as the best initial treatment of soft tissue injuries such as sprains, strains, and contusions. The combination of RICE helps reduce inflammation that occurs after acute injury. It is important to remember that the earlier this treatment is put into place, the more effective it is.

Rest: Rest and protect the injured area. If it hurts to bear weight on the injury, use crutches, or a cane.

Ice: Apply ice to the injury. The cold will reduce swelling and pain at the injured site. This step should be done as soon as possible. Apply the frozen object to the area for 20 minutes three times a day for the first 48 hours.

Compression: Compress the injured site. This will decreases swelling of the injured region. Although the wrap should be snug, make sure it is not too tight as this can cause numbness, tingling, or increased pain.

Elevation: Elevate the injured area above the level of the heart as much as possible. This technique will also assist in reducing the amount of swelling to the injured site.

Once the pain and swelling are eliminated, you should start gradual range of motion exercises but not to the point of pain. Each day your range of motion will increase slightly. Continue until you have complete range of motion. Than start gentle strengthening exercises to re-build the strength in the knee.

The stiffness will go away over time.

Good Luck

Answer 4

It could be RA. It could also be a ton of other stuff. You should see a dr. for that.

Answer 5

Do your tests for diabetes.