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MY NAME IS ELIZABETH WILLIAMS I AM 54 years old patientOLD I WEIGH 360 LBS AND I HAVE KNEE PAIN IT HURTS WHEN I SiT DOWN OR WHEN IM RESTING ITS LIKE THE PRESSURE GETS WORSE WHEN I AM LAYING DOWN RESTING I HURT MY LEG WHEN I ALMOST FELL ON TOP OF CHILD 4 years old patientAGO ..HOWEVER THIS PAIN JUST STARTED MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO BUT RECENTLY I FOUND OUT THAT WHEN I WEAR TENNIS SHOES SUCH AS NEW BALANCE THE PAIN SEEMS TO EASE REALLY GOOD I AM ABLE TO DO THINGS WITHOUT BEING IN PAIN I HAVEN'T SEEN A DOCTOR YET ABOUT MY KNEE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY HEALTH INSURANCE AT THE MOMENT BUT WHEN I WALK IT HURTS SOMETIMES ALSO TODAY WHEN I WAS SITTING DOWN THE PAIN FROM MY KNEE SEEMS TO MOVE THRU ONE SIDE OF MY BODY ..BUT I AM HOPING THAT YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM I HAVE TWO IMAGES THAT I CAN SHOW YOU WHERE I FEEL THE PAIN AT
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Orthopedic Surgeon
Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I have read your query with diligence.
It looks that you are having knee pain which increases on movement.After going through your age,your symptoms & your weight,it looks like arthritis of knee.I will advice following to have relief-
-Reduce your weight so that increase load over knee can be reduced.
-Start doing quadriceps strengthening exercises.This will strengthen your muscles.Quadriceps muscles will bear load of your body weight & decrease the amount of weight which is absorbed by your knee.
-Start doing warm water fomentation over knee.
-Avoid cross leg posture.
-Take a mild analgesic like advil or aleeve for relief.
-Take a combination of glucosamine with chondroitin sulphate.This will help in maintaining strength of your cartilage.
Hope this all will help you.
With best wishes.
Regards