2007-02-28 08:07:33 · 8 answers · asked by lora_smith2001 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Sure sounds like it. Do you feel a "catch" there with pain, and when the "catch" lets go it feels better?
Been there, done that. They did the surgery, 3 small incisions, and sent me home. I was walking again in about a week, but I really didn't trust the joint for a year.
Good luck with it and I hope you go see a doctor. It does feel better once it's over.
2007-02-28 08:12:03 · answer #1 · answered by Bare B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was there a specific trauma that started the knee pain or is it something that you've gradually noticed? It could be your lateral meniscus... other s/s would be a locking sensation in your knee, pain going up and downstairs, pain increased after long periods of sitting, etc. It could also be a tendon like your ITBand that runs more along the superficial aspect of your lateral knee, or it could be a loose body in your knee (like torn cartilage). The only way to know for certain is to see an ortho and get some tests done. Most likely they will request something like an MRI also in order to view your soft tissue structures. Good luck!
2007-02-28 16:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by slinky412 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a massage therapist (your will probably not be able to do it yourself - recoil factor) it is probably your quads.
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-03-03 01:17:00 · answer #3 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any previous knee injury? Are you a basketball or volleyball player, or skier or boarder? What were you doing when you fist noticed it?
Could be ligament damage. Could cause instability in the joint leading to "popping", pain and further damage. See this site for a little info on this. http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/aclrepain/a/acl.htm
See a doc. The sooner you begin some treatment the better.
2007-02-28 21:43:42 · answer #4 · answered by ozzman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually popping on the outside of the knee is either patella femoral pain or ITB syndrome -does not sound like a meniscus - don't get all those crazy tests - see an othropedic physical therapist and they'll get you fixed in a jiffy
2007-02-28 21:46:20 · answer #5 · answered by pvandermeeden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one possiblility.
Just suspecting something being torn means you NEED to go see a doctor. That issue can not be diagnosed without x-rays. It may need orthoscopic surgery. It may just need a knee brace for a while
It could just be the initial indications of arthritus...
There's a lot of possibilities.
2007-02-28 16:11:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's on the outside, chances are that it might be the tendon. It may have been strained or even torn. If the pain continues see a good orthopedist.
2007-02-28 16:10:47 · answer #7 · answered by mickiem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the love of all thats good and wonderful go see a doctor.
2007-02-28 16:21:04 · answer #8 · answered by hvykey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋