What are the next steps if my left knee is still sore 8 weeks after a sprain?

Hello,
You are right, you have to see a doctor to prescrib general exams in a hospital like IRM, radio, ... to see what's going on because there is something but you need specific examens before.
After, you can go to a kinesist to help you.
Kinds regards

Hi, First of all, a joint and ligament clinical assessment should be carried out by an osteopath with the aim of unsealing a cartilage lesion, a joint failure or a ligament and/or tendon lesion of the muscles surrounding the joint. Subsequently, in addition to this clinical assessment, imaging examinations can be carried out to confirm the diagnosis.

Maybe a IRM ou Rx to see if everything is ok in the knee. After that, you can see a orthopedist specialist of the knee and maybe do some rehab for the knee.

Hi. I suggest you to put a cold pack on your knee twice a day 15-20min each time. You must see your GP as soon as possible. It would be helpful to go through a scanner or MRI to check all the different structures of you knee but it's up to your GP to decide.

Good evening,
Based on your description, your knee pain sounds like it could be related to a ligament and/or a meniscal issue. Without a real examination, it’s challenging to provide a precise diagnosis. I suggest to take contact with me or to schedule an appointment at one of my offices where I could see you even this week. Following that, I could provide more detailed information and, if needed, refer you to a sports medicine physician for further evaluation. Let me know. Regards ! BD

Hello, knee sprain as a diagnosis doesn't mean much... First of all, we need to know the circumstances in which your knee pain appeared, the movements that provoked the pain (going up and down stairs...). Then we need to test the structures involved: ligament? muscle? meniscus? joint? spine? hip? foot? to understand where the pain is coming from.

You can ask your GP for advice 1st if you prefer, or consult an osteopath directly (depending on your preference). We won't know what to do next until you've consulted a doctor and/or osteopath, as it's impossible to know without this 1st step.

If your knee has been sore for 8 weeks and hasn't fully healed despite using knee support, it's definitely a good idea to see a general doctor. Here are the possible next steps after seeing the doctor:

1. **Physical Examination**: The doctor will likely start with a physical examination of your knee to assess the range of motion, stability, and specific areas of pain. They might perform specific tests to check for ligament or meniscus injuries.

2. **Imaging Studies**:
- **X-ray**: To rule out any fractures or bone-related issues.
- **MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)**: This is the most effective way to eval...uate soft tissue injuries, such as ligament tears (like ACL or MCL), meniscus tears, or cartilage damage.

3. **Referral to a Specialist**: Based on the initial assessment, your general doctor might refer you to an orthopedic specialist for further evaluation and treatment.

4. **Possible Treatments**:
- **Physical Therapy**: A physical therapist can provide exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knee, improve flexibility, and promote healing.
- **Medications**: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might be recommended to reduce pain and inflammation.
- **Bracing or Orthotics**: Depending on the injury, a more specialized knee brace might be recommended to provide better support.
- **Injections**: In some cases, corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections might be used to reduce inflammation and pain.

5. **Surgical Options**: If conservative treatments are not effective and the injury is severe (such as a complete ligament tear or a significant meniscus injury), surgery might be considered. This could range from minimally invasive arthroscopy to more extensive reconstructive surgery.

6. **Activity Modifications**: Until a definitive diagnosis and treatment plan are in place, you might need to avoid high-impact activities, such as running and contact sports, to prevent further injury.

It's important to follow through with these steps to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment, which will help in achieving a full recovery. Meer lezen

Pain on contraction or stretching, elongation, tear, sensitivity to palpation, limiting contracture, muscle injuries can be diverse and varied with different degrees of injury. An evaluation of your muscle injury and an individualized treatment plan will be developed for optimal recovery. Therapeutic techniques used such as fascial relaxation with dry-needling and cupping promote blood circulation and tissue healing in order to restore musculoskeletal balance.

Hello. Depending on your symptoms, maybe an MRI or scan will be necessary, or it's also possible than the physical examination will be enough to confirm the diagnosis,without imaging.

MRI

Hello,
Helping the sprained ligaments to rest seems to be a good idea. Improving the swealing, recover the knee strenght, make it less painfull during the first few month. Then, especially if it's still sore/ instable in 1 month, take an IRM to see what's going on.
Best regards
Thibault Cramesnil Physiotherapist

First, when you immobilize a limb with a support, it is normal that it get stiff et sometimes sore because of the lack of mouvement. And what is weird is that even if you feel uncomfortable, move your knee, the only limit is pain but discomfort is the limit of stress to tell your knee to what he will have to recover.
Second, a knee is an articulation where you can feel pain super fast even without réel injury but at the same time even if everything is broked it can be perfectly well. The only condition and absolute condition for that is muscle stability. So you NEED muscle for your knee. Doctor are after these 2 step. 1 move to recu...perate a complete range of motion, 2 build muscle to stabilize your knee Meer lezen

Hello,
For a better diagnosis (instead of general doctor), you should go directly to see a specialist such as an orthopedist specialized in knee pain.
This specialist may give you some additional test to do, depending of his diagnostic hypothesis. And I hope he also gives you some physiotherapy to strengthen your leg muscles and reduce your pain.

Kind regards

Hello. I think it is necessary for you to see a doctor. The doctor will refer you for some tests at the hospital, such as an ultrasound or, preferably, an MRI to confirm a diagnosis of ligament injury with an orthopedist. You should ask the doctor for a prescription for some physiotherapy sessions. The physiotherapist will confirm the diagnosis with some knee test and will help you to recover.

Hi, I think that in a case like yours it is first necessary to investigate and seek out the causes of the pain either through your GP or, if you are an athlete, through a sports doctor. And it is based on the diagnosis that we can establish a treatment plan or appropriate advice. Now you can also consult an osteopath who will be able to assess your problem and direct you where needed. .

Hello, probably the doctor will ask for an imagery and will give you some physiotherapy sessions.
In that case, you can take an appointment with me and we will see what is the best for you.
Kind regards,
Nathan Dieffembacq

Hello, yes it could be intrusting to do a session of ostéopathy to check de mobility of all the articulations of the leg, because after that kind of trauma you always keep some imbalances in the way you move.

The best is to see a sport doctor
Nicolas Vandenbalck in Delta
He will do what’s necessary

It would be a good idea to see a sport doctor and do an MRI