Everytime I bend my knees for a long period of time i get a terrible pain in them and it gets hard to unbend them, then when i finally do unbend them i still feel a slight pain.
Is this normal?
2007-04-09 07:07:35 · 3 answers · asked by justanother 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
By the way I'm a teenager
2007-04-09 07:20:12 · update #1
Knees Can be painful not because there is anything wrong with the knees per se, but because tight muscles in the legs and other parts of the body are exerting pressure on the knee caps, pulling them out of alignment towards the inside of they legs. trying to bend the knees during normal walking, can cause pain and creaks. Sometimes the knees will lock, and you have to shift them around a bit to get it them snap back into place in order to bend them again.
Gentle yoga exercises and trigger point therapy can greatly alleviate this problem. A Qualified massage therapist can help relieve the pain as well as help you from having further problems. I've enclosed a link for chiropractors that do trigger point therapy so you can find one in your area.
I also recommend 1tsp. of alfalfa powder daily and a calcium and magnesium tablet twice daily. Many times the body is lacking minerals which causes incredible pain.
If trying all of the above does not help you should see an orthopedic doctor.
Kind regards,
Billie77
2007-04-09 07:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always answer people' knee questions on here as I just had my 13th surgery so I am a seasoned knee injury veteran. And I will tell you what I tell everyone else. See an orthopedic (bone and joint) doctor. He/she will discuss your symptoms with you and take xrays and an mri scan. The xrays will probably show nothing, but the mri will give you your answers. The knee is a very complicated joint with 4 main ligaments and tons of cartilage including the meniscus. I am very knowledgeable on the subject, but I wouldn't begin to tell you what is going on without looking at images of your knee. So please, see a doctor and get it checked out....the earlier the better....you do not want to be like me and have 13 surgeries and huge scars...trust me. Good luck to you.
2007-04-09 14:41:08 · answer #2 · answered by pobrecita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not normal. You should go to the doctor to get it checked out. It sounds like you could have either OA or RA in your knee if so the doc can give you an anti-inflammatory drug that should help with the pain.
2007-04-09 14:12:19 · answer #3 · answered by schnees7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋