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Increase knee pain & fever -osteoporosis
Hello,
My mom is 58yrs and is having osteoporosis. Since few days she is having increase in knee pain and also her temp is always above 99. (For eg. On 1st june it was 100.4, 5th june was 99.2, and 7th june it is 99.4)
Fyi- she had covishield vaccine on 29th may.
Before vaccine also, her temp use to raise upto 99.7 when she had pain, but that was twice or thrice a month or whenever she exerted a lot.
Her recent report as attached.
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It could be side effects of vaccine.
Relax. It should settle down in due course of time.
This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate your mother in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if there is any.
--. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
--. Keep no pillow under the head.
--. Avoid painful acts & activities.
--. Fomentation with warm water. Let the part not be exposed to cold.
-- .Do mild exercises for the affected part.- back and lower limbs.
--.(Take help of physiotherapist or you can visit my YouTube channel Dr. N. C. Gupta and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'.
https://youtube.com/channel/ucpeqc6b1ywzwin048jsu6rw
--Do not ignore, let it not become beginning of a major problem.
-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1 tab od x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1 tab OD x 10 days.
-(You may need help of your local doctor to get these medicines.)
--Do ask for a detailed treatment plan.
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
--Wish you a quick recovery & good health.
Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho)
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Need to examine the knee and an x ray of the knee ( full weight bearing AP view)
Probably it's an exacerbation of osteoarthritis.
CRP levels are raised.
Next Steps
Get the x ray done and then consult
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Avoid squatting, cross leg or palthi position. Always use a chair or a high surface to sit. Avoid indian washrooms, use western one ( comod) and avoid stairs ( use lifts or escalators wherever available)
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