every time I run, walk, skate, ect., my right knee hurts so bad when I move it. It's been aching VERY badly ever since this bad weather has hit around Virginia. Someone I know has told me that it sounds like arthritis..but I'm only 14!!!\nSo could someone tell me some more signs of arthritis??\nthanks
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Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by painful, inflamed joints with morning stiffness (in the morning, the affected joints are difficult to move, and gradually gets a little more flexible through the day).  There is a type that effects children, called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.\n\nIt could be a number of things, including an injury, but if you have inflammation that hasn't gone away (especially if it's worse in the morning - and RA symptoms sometimes get worse in the cold) you should visit your doctor and have them check it out.  They can run some blood tests and evaluate your symptoms to be sure.  Visit a doctor regardless.\n\nIf you do have RA, its best to get treatment ASAP - it can do permanent joint damage.  Good news is that there are some great new meds - I have had excellent luck with Enbrel.\n\nThere are lots of young people with JRA and young adults with RA - I am 23 and was just diagnosed a year ago. But most of os still live very full lives. For more info, please visit http://www.arthritis.org - there are lots of great resources there, including info on symptoms and treatments.  If you do end up having RA, be sure to visit their discussion board for support and more info.\n\nGo visit your doctor ASAP... I hope it's just an injury, but you are wise to think of arthritis!!  Make sure they run the necessary tests.  If it is, God forbid, it is best to catch it early.
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Has she seen a doctor? She may have arthritis but it could be something more if it just suddenly came up. What meds is she taking? Try some anti-inflammatories like Advil or Tylenol. Maybe she needs a cane or walker. Bottom line, contact her doctor first.
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You really should go talk to your doctor.  The problem with RA is that it's not just pain, its causing damage to your joints as the disease develops.  Even if you don't have inflammation your joints could still be deteriorating.  Some of the new meds (biologics) really help slow down the damage.  I've been on Enbrel for a six months and am in remission.  When I was diagnosed with RA one year ago I was in incredible pain whenever I tried to unlock the door, start my car, or open a bottle.  Now I feel very little. These meds don't work as well for everyone, but it has really helped me.\n\nAside from visiting your doctor to make sure you are getting proper treatment, you should stay active and eat right.  With a disease that effects the immune system, its important to stay healthy so things don't get worse.  You should try water exercises in a heated pool.  This will give you the exercise you need and is a lot less painful.  You can also ask your doctor what other remedies you can try or changes you can make so that life is a little easier.\n\nVisit http://www.arthritis.org for tips on living with arthritis and to reach out to others with RA - it has helped me a lot.  Good luck with your treatment!!\n\nBy the way... be aware of the difference between rheumatoid arhritis and osteoarthritis!!  They are two very very differnt illnesses, that just share the common name "arthritis." Lots of people get osteo, and they do just fine with a pain reliever.  But RA is a progressive disease.  You can't just stand by and leave it untreated.  It will likely only cause more damage and more pain the longer you wait.  I notice a lot of times people will answer questions about RA like it is the same as what their grandma always had, but it is far more serious and has much different treatments!!
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She should get it looked at by her doctor.  The swelling is interesting, you want to rule out anything serious (Blood clot etc)  The pain is probably something as simple as arthritis, and the best thing for that would be exercise.  Arthritis gets worse if you are stiff from sitting or sleeping.  Ice can also help.  But really she should get it checked from her doctor.
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I was diagnosed when I was about 13, and was told to do special excercises to strengthen the tissues around the knee.  I did them a little bit, but I mostly just quit jogging and doing heavy excercising.  I am now 27 and I don't have any problems with it, but I am not very active either.  I also used to wear "CHO-PAT'S" when I would have to run or excercise, they seemed to help reduce the friction.  I started riding the bike a lot more, but I found that even that seemed to aggravate it, swimming was good, but I had to be careful not to kick to hard or my knees would get stiff and achy afterward.  \nMy older brother also had this, and he had to have surgery a couple of times because he didn't slow down in his activies.\nIn short-to answer your question- you should take it easy.  You can still be active, but be careful, and choose your activities wisely, or you may end up having to have surgery.\n(Hope this helped, and good luck!  Don't worry, there are worse problems you could have with your health!  You still have a lot of activity to look forward to.)
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Boy this one is right up my alley! LOL...I am a 44 yr old female and was diagnosed with junvenile arthritis,now I have osteoarthritis and its very painful. There is no cure for arthritis but if you can take them anti-inflammatories help alot of people. I have ulcers therefore I cant take them,if you have any kind of stomach problems like ulcers,GERD's,or nervous stomach they usually will make you very sick,check with your doctor.There are a few things that work with arthur as I lovingly (NOT) call it,it depends on how severely you have it. If you are in the first stages and dont have too serious of pain you can try massage,physical therapy,whirlpools and hot tubs,Water aerobics,there's alot you can try but like I said it depends on how far along and how much pain.I have to take pain meds for mine because Ive tried everything else and nothing works anymore when youve had it almost 30 years.Good luck to you and God bless.
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If you recently injured it is likely in an inflamed stated i.e. red, hot, swollen, and painful.  So the best way to handle that for the next few days is RICE (rest ice compression elevation) \nrest- take it easy respect pain and don’t do any thing that hurts it you can make it worse, but you should still be active because too little activity can cause your muscles to atrophy and cause more problems besides your knee will like the blood flow just be smart and slow\nIce - get an ice pack and use it for about 5-15/hour minutes whenever the pain goes away and you have a little bit of a numbing effect ice is a natural anti-inflammatory.\nCompression maybe an ace bandage around the knee NOT VERY TIGHT! You can wrap it while you ice to help limit swelling\nElevation when you ice or are just kicking back elevate your knee but that only works when you get the knee higher than your heart, elevating will help with swelling as well
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if you can walk your knee cap probably isn't broken. a fracture is possible. however, it is more likely that you pulled a tendon, ligament or muscle. or a combination. it is also possible that your knee cap is diplaced. if it is swollen, and causes pain, you should see a doctor. also, taking a normal dose of tylenol, advil, etc. is advisable. it should help the swelling and pain--if it has no effect it probably is something serious enough to need to see a doctor. \nCan you think of any way you may have hurt your knee? such as falling, tripping, jumping or landing in an odd way?\nif you go to the doctor with knee (or any joing) pain, you'll be asked this to help determine what the problem is. you'll also need to tell the doctor how long you've had pain, and when it was that you may have hurt it.\n\ntell your mom, again that it still hurts, and how you may have injured it.\nif the knee pain has only lasted one day, and isn't severe then you should wait to see if it goes away, or worsens.
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Go to your doctor and get some xrays. It could be lots of things...arthritis, loss of cartalidge, any number of other problems.  \n\nI have had chronic pain in my hips for years the last few years it has gotten really bad and now I have to use a wheelchair or if I am having a good day a walker.  Am scheduled for hip replacement in Jan. it is supposed to relieve the pain.  I wish I had done it several years ago when the Doc first suggested it as now I have limited mobility and poor quality of life.\n\nWhen you day lay down to rest put a pillow between your knees and don't sleep flat on your back as this can throw the hips out of allignment. Also until you can get to the doc, try to avoid stairs, ladders etc. as these things put extra stress on the joints. Also squatting and bending can increase pain just as sitting or standing for too long can.  Also try to not let your legs get too cold as this can also cause more pain.\n\nIf you find out you do have arthritis the best thing I have found for some relief is Etodolac your doctor will need to prescribe it.\n\nI hope some of this helps.  Good Luck.
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I am 41, I started to have problems with my knees after my son was born (37). I went to the Doctor for the same problem. He stated in a healthy knee, your knee cap will glide seamlessly across the joint, you have a grove in the center and when your muscular structure begins to  weakening the knee caps will dig new groves. This causes the crunchy, grinding sounds. He suggested to do isometric exercises to improve muscular strength and get it back on track. Hope this helps before you end up in pain as I was when I went to my doctor.
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It's very difficult to answer a question like that online.  Age and level of activity is a huge factor.  You could have osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bone cancer, torn meniscus, torn ACL or other ligaments, gout, or plain join inflammation from using your knees too much.  See a doctor.
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It seems like you're getting a build up of air in your joints in your knee. It's probably no big deal but if it starts giving you trouble then I'd say go to a doc.
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Sounds like the baby had some effect on you.  I'm not saying 35 is old, it was my favorite age, but having a baby takes an awful lot out of you (I'll bet you noticed that without me saying it).  Then you're not sleeping right and definitely not excercising like you should, and the extra weight.  All that can add up to some unusual problems for you.  If it's severe you ought to see a doctor who will take a good look at it and maybe try to rule out arthritis.  Not a doctor that likes to prescribe pain pills for everything, that'll cause more problems.
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Take a Dixie cup or some other small paper cup and put water in there and freeze it.  After you get back from the run, grab the ice and tear of the paper a little ways to uncover the ice.  Then use it to massage your ankles and shins.  This really helps stop the swelling and inflamation and thus the pain.  Popping a few Advil can also help get rid of the inflamation.  Try running on grass.  It's softer and absorbs more of the force.  Also go out to a running store and have them help you pick out shoes.  I remember walking into one once and they had me take off my shoes and walk in front of them.  They came back with a pair of shoes the fit my high arches perfectly and gave me the right amount of support.  It was pretty amazing and it did help my shin splints get better.  If you find that the right shoes, grass running, and ice massages don't help, you may actually have stress fractures.  Give it a few weeks to see if the pain goes away.  If you still have it, and it hurts to even walk, go into your doctor for an xray.  Before I got really good shoes I had shin splints so bad that I was actually getting really close to tearing through my tendions.  At least that's what my doctor said.  Hope that helps!  Oh, and one last thing, never ignore the pain.  It means that your body needs to recover and heal.  I used to just "walk off" most of my injuries, including pulled muscles in my back.  I ended up doing a lot of damage to my body and I can't run anymore.  I'm only 23 and was a competative sprinter for 6 years.  I cant even take a lesurly jog anymore.  Not to feak you out, but take care of yourself!
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Pain at the front of the knee is serious. You need to rotate between ice, heat and stretching. Ibuprofen will help reduce swelling(even if it's not visible). Go see a Physical Therapist and they can give you stretches that will strengthen the area and have other options like light therapy and ultra sound. \n\nARE YOU USING GOOD SHOES???? Go to a specialty running store and make sure you have proper fit and are changing your shoes often enough.
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I think what cause that could of been to much pressure on the knee and it cause to dislocate I suffer from the same thing when mine first did that I couldn't move my leg either I screamed so hard and my whole leg got swollen and bruised and got rushed to hospital.....now it goes by to its position now when it does dislocate........\n\nI would try and not put too much pressure on it and be easy when it comes to running or turning round to quickly I think that can also trigger it off.\n\nI hope this helps cause I can feel your pain since this happened to me not in Drama class but in my home at the top of the stairs!
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Jogging is a high-impact form of exercise, so it is rough on your joints in general.  If you can jog on a softer surface like a natural trail or special trails that have a foam like texture, or inside at a fitness center, that might help.\n\nDepending on your age and other factors, this could be a symptom of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or deterioration of the cartilige in your knee.  If it only hurts for a few minutes, I would just try finding a softer surface, or you could consider switching to a lower impact exercise like bicycling.  If it starts to interfere with your daily activity, then you should see a doctor or orthopedic surgeon for advice.