Why is my left knee in pain?!
Question:
Why is my left knee in pain?
my knee hurts to do anythin. i workeed 6 days in a row, there was a lot of frieght. i spent a lot of time in the pen aisle puttin pens away. by friday i was so exhausted. about half way through saturday my knee hurtz a lot, i limp. any suggestions?
Answers:
I would just rest the knee as much as possible for a week or so. Follow the R.I.C.E. method:
REST: Rest and elimination of activity which aggravates the injury.
ICE: Apply Cold to stop pain and restrict excess Fluid to the injury.
COMPRESSION: To further inhibit swelling caused by excess Fluid to the injury.
ELEVATION: To further inhibit swelling caused by excess Fluid to the injury.
Take an anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen to help with the pain and swelling.
Note; Going to a Doctor after doing the above for a week or more will show the Doctor that you are not just whining, that you took action to try to heal the injury yourself and the Doctor will not send you home telling you to do just what I recommended. The Doctor would feel more comfortable having it scanned if you took the above action and it did not resolve itself.
GOOD LUCK!