2007-02-18 03:33:07 · 7 answers · asked by ANETTE J 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
You should give what his symptoms are. There is no real way to be able to help without that information.
2007-02-18 04:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by Kaotik29 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your son to see his GP. It is unlikely to be his cartilage if he has not injured it and he is a child. However there's more to the knee joint that what are commonly called the cartilages and the knee has more than one type of cartilage . If he's growing quickly and does sport there can be a local tendon attachment problem which can get inflammed, sometimes there can be pain coming from the kneecap and sometimes it can be coming from something simple like the way someone sits. If he's a child or in early teens he's likely to fully recover with the right advice.
2007-02-19 03:34:41 · answer #2 · answered by Imok R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was not here is some help ... Muscles can have knots (trigger points) that make them tight which in turn put pressure on nerves and other things.
Molasses - a couple of swigs or Bananas 1 or 2 - both contain magnesium and potassium for muscles.
Try working with the principles taught in The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies.
I use a chiropractor and massage therapist with it
2007-02-21 00:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make an appointment to see your pediatrician soon.
There are so many possible causes of knee pain. They range from the entirely benign (growing pains) to somewhat serious (Osgood-Schlatter disease) to potentially catastrophic (Legg-Calve-Perthes disease or a bone tumor).
Your doctor will probably ask you a lot of questions and do a thorough musculoskeletal examination. X-rays of the knee and hips may also be indicated.
2007-02-18 12:40:42 · answer #4 · answered by wxl31 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is your son? It could just be growing pains. You can have growing pains anywhere from 10 years old to 16 years old. The fact that it might be the cartilage is pretty slim(i'm assuming he is young) unless he is very active. What I would do would be to have him to leg raises and extensions to build up his leg muscles this make ths leg stronger and it can better support itself.
2007-02-18 11:43:13 · answer #5 · answered by twigy133 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what he did to injure it, how old he is, etc. If the pain doesn't improve, get your GP to refer him to a physiotherapist who will be abe to assess him properly.
2007-02-18 11:41:43 · answer #6 · answered by Louise B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get him to a doctor immediately!
2007-02-18 11:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by demilspencer@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋