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45 years
I am a woman, 45 years old and suffer from pain in my left knee when I pray, go up the stairs and genuflect .When the image of X-ray found that the knee cap has gone a little bit about their place
Aug 5, 2013

Dr. Zeid Abughosh Urology
Dear
I would suggest doing an upright knee xray and visiting an orthopedic surgeon for a knee exam. You might be having a torn ligament.
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Dr. Ziad Tannous Orthopedic Surgery
your symptoms are mostly consistent with what we call a femoro patellar syndrome , where your knee cap has the tendency to rub on one aspect of the femoral groove ( the external part ) , increasing the pressure in that facet , could result in degeneration of that part of the patello femoral joint . Pressure is decreased by extending the knee , avoiding long sitting positions , and kneeling ... further exams need to be done to evaluate the causes of the little instability , and depending on the cause , treatment ranges from conservative ( pain , anti inflammatories ) , special knee cap braces or strapping , physiotherapy ( quadriceps strengthening programs ), and finally to surgery when it is trully indicated or when everything else fails
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