Are there any cure for the dark areas on the knee?
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They say lemon juice ...just do not do glycolic acid peel....it causes hyperpigmentation!
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Stop running. \nGet new running shoes. This to fix the angle your foot hits the ground and to provide cushioning. \nGet orthotics. This to fix the angle your foot hits the ground.  Get a knee brace or support strap. This to keep your patella in its track. Taping. This is where taping is used to get the patella back into its track. Stretch. Some doctors recommend knee drops to build up the muscles around the knee. Weights. This to strengthen the muscles around the kneecap so it tracks properly. Avoid bent knee exercises. Straight leg raises and posterior (hamstring or calf) muscle stretches are best.\nMassage. Icing. Take anti-inflamitories. Try Glucosamine Sulfate.  They say it helps with joint pain and arthritis.  Try ginger.  A tea made of fresh ginger taken 3 times a day is supposed to help reduce inflammation.  Prolotherapy. This is where they inject some gunk into your knee and hope your body will react and cure the cause of the pain. Acupuncture. This is where needles are used to stimulate the body to repair itself. Physiotherapy. This is where the muscles are manipulated to bring the patella back into its track. Arthroscopic surgery. This is where they cut a hole and take a look around at what's actually going on under the skin\nShaving the patella. This is where they get in and smooth the surface of the patella with a knife. Lateral release. This is where they get in and cut ligaments to shift the way the patella sits.
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try using a flat iron in a low setting and pressing tissue paper between the flat iron and your shoes, the heated butter will go to the heated tissue, drying up the dark spots in the process.
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First of all, you need more milk! Then you can get some knee braces and then more milk. Then so some knee exercises with weights and then more milk. Then stretch it out then put some ice and then... go to sleep and let the healing begin. Wake up, and then more milk.
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there's a sac of synovial fluid behind your kneecap, and if it becomes punctured somehow, it can cause severe pain and swelling. I am not saying that this is what's happened to you, but... Please put aside your fear of doctors and go see one. You need an x-ray, possibly an mri, and it's not a DIY sort of thing. Not maintenance you can do at home, or have someone diagnose over the internet.
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When I had ACL/MCL resconstruction, I had quite a bit of swelling. To the point that my skin was almost hard. That only lasted a short time though. Be sure to keep off of it. I got up and around too quick and ended up undoing my surgery. If there is any temperature changes on your knee or your knee becomes red, go back and see your doctor. You only have your two knees, take care of them....ask someone who knows. I have had surgery twice now, need a knee replacement and am only 31 years old.\nUse rubbing alcohol or peroxide to clean around your stitches. It bites a bit, but offers the best way to keep them infection free ;-)
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Folliculitis (infection of the hair follicles).  Use a good cleanser (Neutrogena) and scrub behind your knees daily.
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I would try aloe. There are products in the baby aisle used to treat the same problem and would work for adults as well.\n Otherwise you just have to wait it out and stay out of the sun.
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My dad and I both suffer from extremly bad camps in our legs at night. We have found it helpfull to eat bananas and drink gatorade before bed. That is the non medication method. They also have medication you can pick up at your local drdug store that works as well.. But the all natural way seems to work just as well for both of us!
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Trying to find two new knees...
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After working unloading trucks for 6 months, my knees hurt so much I couldn't climb the 1 flight of steps to my apartment. My cousin, who works in a nursery and spends all day kneeling and lifting trees and plants, turned me on to glucosamine sulfate.\n\nBuy them at ay drug store. Glucosamine Sulfate. Not the fancier stuff with extra stuff in it. \nTake 2 at night for a week.\nThen take 1 a day for at least a month. \nYou'll feel like a new person.\n\nWhenever you have flare-ups in the future, take 1 a day until the pain stops - usually in a week.\n\nIt helps to rebuild the cartalige in your knees, and your bones are pressing on their natural cushion again, unstead of a flattened, compressed sponge, which creates friction on your bones.
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Cold packs or ice packs help to decrease edema (aka swelling).  You could lay down and elevate your legs (above your heart level).  Do some ankle pumps to improve circulation.  Take anti-inflammatory medication (swelling usually indicates inflammation).  Work on improving the range of motion in your knees to decrease the damage to your back.  A physical therapist could help with your knee and back condition - talk to your physician about getting a prescription.  Good luck, hope I helped.
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The dark areas mean that the bone is not dense enough to stop the x-rays from passing through. Osteopenia or simply reduced bone. Hope that helps
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No there is no cure, but medications can lessen the effects.  However the damage cannot be reversed short of joint replacement.
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It sounds similar to what we've been experiencing recently. My son's knee was hurting, but no swelling. The pain was excruciating and brought tears to his eyes when he was just using it. We found out that he had staph bacteria that had settled in his knee. We went to our family doctor who deals in natural medicine and he recommended some pills that took care of the pain and removed the staph. It worked a whole lot better than the prescription stuff doctors prescribe today. \nIf you're interested, I'll leave the email for this doctor. There may be similar doctors in your area. The company that deals with these pills is Standard Process out of Wisconsin. Everything they use is organically grown and is wonderful.\nI hope you get some relief soon!
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aputate your leg.\n\nor you could try icing it, but if that doesn't work, get a MRI and make sure there's no scar tissue built up in that area.
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Go see your Doctor!  You could prevent a very painful knee replacement when you are older.