my knees been killing me lately, what kind of doctors can i see relating to my bones? Also a doctor who can tell me if my growth plates been closed up or not.
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ortopedist, preferably a pediatric ortopedist, a chiropractor or a osteopath
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If you really think you may have broken your elbow, no matter how slight, you need to go to a bone specialist.  It may haunt you later in life if you don't.  The worst that could happen is the Dr. says it's ok.
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call your doctor to ask
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Go see your Doctor!  You could prevent a very painful knee replacement when you are older.
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I wonder what the doctor said..\n\nMaybe you should fine another doctor.  One the specialize in that.\n\nGood luck.
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I think it depends on your health isurance.  If your insurance says you have to have a referral to a specialist then you need to go to the family doctor first.  If not, then I would go to an Orthaepedic doctor.  Ask around for a good one, try friends, or family.  Another good source would be someone who works quite closely with them.  For instance, I am an x-ray tech.  I have on many occasions reccommended a good orthaepedic doctor.  Tell your family doc to take an x-ray, you will kill two birds with one stone.  One, you'll find out if you could possibly have any arthritis or joint space narrowing and secondly, you'll be able to ask the tech.  Most of us are happy to spread the news of a good doc.  Unfortunately, there are several bad ones.  Be careful and good luck!!
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I dropped them years ago when it took them 3 months to diagnose my daughter with Crohn's Disease.  She suffered horribly and lost 25 pounds.  They told me she had some kind of "virus," and even possibly cancer.  It was the most stressful time for all of us - my other kids were terrified their sister was going to die.  As soon as open enrollment came at my job I dropped Kaiser and enrolled in a PPO, which is more expensive but has totally been worth it for the kind of care she received.  With a PPO you don't need a referral to a specialist, so when my knee was killing me I just made an appointment with an orthopedist who did an MRI that week and surgery within the next three weeks.
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You need to go to a  doctor who deals with joint . You could have arthirist or rheumisism. Don't wait to long as it will get worse . Good Luck
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Do u think people have time to explain this complicated answer here?\n\nIts a site for FUN not to explore your medical knowledge.\n\nAsk any Orthopedic surgeon, he can explain u better.\n\nSorry for offending u.
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I would have a second and third opinion also.  I had a total hip 5 years ago (I'm not much older than you) and before I had it, I had titanium screws that came loose.  Who knows why?  But I do know that there are newer prothesises that don't require that long lateral cut now; almost like mini-replacements.  So I would see a doc that is up to date on new and better hardware.  It also sounds like you might have had some necrosis in the bone with the so called "plug".  Discuss that with your new orthopedic.  Hey, if the doc gets upset, that's his problem.  These things are suppose to last 25-35 years!  I don't think you did anything to cause the problem.  Just get all of the information you can beforehand.  That's what I would do.  Godloveya.
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My brother had the same worries as you. Growth is a tricky field in that there are bones that dictate whether you can continue growing or not (i.e. if these bones have fused then getting taller is unlikely).\n\n:(\n\nIf you a really worried consult your GP and possibly get an X-ray.\n\nThere are surgical bone lengthening procedures but they are very expensive and painful. (LAST RESORT!!!!)
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Neurologist specialize in treating disorders of the nerves. Your orthopedic doctor specializes in treating disorders of bones and joints. Your ortho doc cannot find any clear cut reason for your ongoing symptoms. He is probably hoping that the neurologist can find something he missed. \nBe very thankful that you do not have any bulging discs. Some neurologists are very good at diagnosing and treating pain phenomena. They can perform never blocks to provide long term non-narcotic pain relief of some types of nerve pain and are better at prescribing medicine for nerve pain than most other doctors. ~~Gary RN
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I had Arthoscopy surgery back in Nov. I had a chipped bone and also had arthritis clean up. My knee still bothers me at times, are you in an immobilizer or anything to keep your leg straight? Or on crutches? Its going to take time for it to heal, knees have a long healing process.
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ouch!  sounds like maybe sciatica.  Tylenol may help, but I use Ibuprofen (advil, motrin, etc) for my chronic knee pain.  But yeah, definitely talk to your doctor\n\nEDIT:\nSorry, I just noticed you asked for NATURAL remedies.  Theres this stuff I use, its called Traumeel.  You can get it at most  "natural" stores.  its all herbal.
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sir dont take me wrong but surgery is the last option we can opt for, if you have no problem with money there is a Ayurvedic alternative it is  located in kerala people from other countries go there, it is the best in the world (you have asked for in the country) here is the url which will help you go there http://www.keralatourism.org/index.php?source=desti&destid=74&zone=1\nbest of luck for your knee cure.
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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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You really need to be evaluated by your healthcare professional. If you don't have one, you may want to try an orthopedist. Temporary back pain is one thing but when it's affecting your way of life or increasing, there's some issues there!