Hi, I need some suggestion. I am 32. I have been leading a relatively inactive life for the past many years. I am slightly overweight ( 5'10" & 84 KGs ) and I suspect I have some symptoms of arthritis in my knee joints as I can't keep my kness bent for more than 15-20 minutes without feeling some pain in my knees. For the last around 4-5 months or so I have occasionally noticed that I feel pain in my fingers joints while washing my hands when the finger joints rub against one another. I have never seen a doctor for this problem until recently when I got in to a more serious problem. 2 weeks back on a Sunday I went to the nearby park and jogged a bit. Came back home fine. Was Ok on Monday morning and Tuesday morning as well. However, when I got up on Wednesday morning I found my right knee was paining badly on and around knee cap even while lying in the bed. I realized it was not easy for me to bend my knee at all. even minor movements of the knee joint during extremly slow walking were causing discomfort. 2 days later I saw my doctor and told him the same story. He says, I have sprained my knee and put me on Diclofenac Sodium tabs alog with a Heat Rub. I started feeling better within 2 days. Once I felt better I got slightly irregular with my tablets as I have this tendency to keep off medication unless absolutely necessary. Within a day or so the pain returned. I got back on to the Diclofenac tablets and the heat rub. I couldn't sleep yesterday night due to the pain. I also noticed the pain has stretched out to the area above the knee ( I feel, all this while I have been walking a bit awkward trying to keep my knee stright and that might be spraining areas above knee). Now, I am really concerned and I have following concerns / questions
I understand the Diclofenac tablets are just painkillers. They can at the most keep me happy as long as I am taking them. How will this get healed even if it is just a sprain as my doctor suggested ? Can I try some home remedies ?
Please help !!
regards
SK