Hey! So…my knees have recently been diagnosed with arthritis….aaand they swell pretty bad….anything that might help?

So I went to the doctor a few days ago, because I have been having horrible lower back pains, and i am currently abroad, so my host mom thought it might be my kidneys or my pilondial cyst, but the doctor said it was my lower back and that was all.

I have had hip pains in my right hip since I was a child, but we never had it checked out, it was suggested maybe i had juvenile arthritis and that was what we accepted and never got it looked at. But for the past two weeks I have had horrible lower back pain, and I get horrible hip pains once at least every three weeks.

At the moment we are doing nothing about it, and I am considering going home to get everything checked out, even to just find that I have just arthritis in my hips, I am just concerned it could be nerve damage I have had for years.

If I sit for long periods of time, its miserable, and I cant walk for more then fifteen minutes comfortabley. I think when i was in middle school they said i had 5° scoliosis but that wasnt a big deal and I have a arch in my back because i have a big butt so laying on my back with out having my knees bent is extremely uncomfortable and i cant bench press with out my feet on the seat.

so any suggestions?

I have injured my knees, through years of Ballet Dancing. They hurt to bend, or just when standing. Please help.

According to the orthopedic, I have soriatic arthritis in my knees, and she gave me Voltaren gel to help the swelling go away, but it’s not working. I am also taking Tylenol three times a day, along with doing physical therapy for my legs. None of it is working, so do you have any suggestions for me that might make my legs feel better? Thanks!

My mom has arthritis in her knees. It is to the point where she gets surgery every few years to have it scraped out. I was wondering, if your mom has arthritis, are the chances any higher that you will also have arthritis? Also what can you do to prevent getting arthritis? Thank you.

Can I take 100mg of ibuprofen everyday for a few months or so to help my knee pain. X-rays showed early signs of arthritis int he knees.

I am 34 weeks pregnant and I can’t sleep! I haven’t been able to sleep for about 2 weeks. I’ve tried taking warm baths, drinking milk, getting massages from my hunny … and nothing works. I feel like my rhythm is off and I can’t change it. For example, I was finally able to go to sleep about 5:30 this morning, and I slept until about 9 am. You would think I would be more than ready to go back to sleep, but I can’t. I get some exercise but my knees are SO swollen (I’ve had juvenile arthritis since I was 13 years old). I used sleep aids about 2 years ago when I was adjusting from 3rd shift to 1st, and I didn’t like the way that they made me feel. Is there anything that might help that I’ve missed?

It started in July of ‘06 and got to the point of not being able to stand upright, with shooting pains down my left side down to my knees..Doc said after mri’s and x-rays that I have Degenerative Disk Disease, arthritis, and multiple bulging disks. I went through facet joint blocks, discogram, myelogram, 2 months of physical therapy, and ended up getting a spinal fluid leak from the procedures, which I ended up getting a blood patch(blood drawn out of my arm and injected into my spinal cord) to stop the migraines. I since stopped being a guinnea pig and went to a chiropractor who said I don’t have any of those things, just out of alignment. But after getting adjusted for 4 months now, I still have no relief, not a day goes by that I don’t have this nasty pain! I ended up quitting a job after almost 5 years because it caused too much pain on my back. My question is, where do I go next?!! It’s rather depressing and driving me absolutely insane!! I want to play with my kids!!!

Or is it diagnosed through symptoms?

Im 23.
When I was 10 my family doctor said that I Might have Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
But we moved after that first appointment, and I have never gone back to the doc sice.
In both of my knees, left mostly, and both shoulders, right mostly, I have always had really bad pain. And sweelling in my knees.

Sometimes it worse then others, and sometimes I dont even notice it.
Its just always been there. Mildly inhibiting. Im a rock climber, and Im a fairly active guy.
I have 2 kids, 3 and 7 months and
Im just curious, cause im getting older ya know.

I dont have most of the Symptoms.. Aside from pain. and Im not a real big guy. I try to gain weight, and Iv never been able to.
Im 125 tops, and im 5′6.
Iv always just figured I had a high metabolism, and Im real a really active guy.
But I hate doctors and dont generally go.. Ever..

im 12 years old and im 5 foot 8 inches EXACTLY!!!im a swimmer an we have to run every day before practice. my knees hurt when i run AND they hurt when i swim. it feels like there are bunch of needles are poking in my knee. do i have arthritis?