Knee Arthritis Bursitis

Types

• Knee bursitis
• Osgood Schlatter Disease
• Knee Arthritis
• Knee trauma
• Knee Gout
• Knee swelling
• Knee Osteoarthritis

Osgood Schlatter Disease

• Inflammation that appears just below the knee at the top of the tibia.
• It is the area where the tendon from the knee gets attached to the tibia/shin bone.
• A bump may also form on this very same area.
• It is seen in children during their puberty between the ages of 8 years to 15 years (when a growth spurt appears.) It is during these phases that the bones, muscles, and tendons tend to develop speedily.

Remedies

Knee Bursitis	Bry	Top remedy for Knee Bursitis Motion agg and rest amel Rheumatic joint complaint: Knee joint is red, hot and swollen. Along with swelling, a sharp, tearing, stitching pain may also be present. Knee also feels stiff Best remedy of mucous membranes	The slightest movement agg the pain. Painful to touch Accompanied by Tibia tearing pain. Keeping the knee at rest amel pain.
	Rhus-t	Top remedy for Knee Bursitis Pain + Tensed / Tight feeling in knee Swelling, pain, heat, tenderness and stiffness of knee. Due to over-straining of knee. Great heaviness is felt in the knee. Burning sensation in the knee joint Knee feels hot, painful, heavy and tense. Massage and movement help ease the pain.	Knee is swollen and stiff with pain. Overstraining the knee agg the complaint in most cases. Standing agg the knee pain Rest agg
Due to trauma, fallor knee blow	Arn	Trauma led to inflammation of knee bursa. Marked swelling and pain in knee. Fears of being approached by other persons as the slightest touch agg the pain. As if someone has beaten them up on the knee The pain and swelling increase after over-exerting.	Other symptoms include soreness, bruising and pain. Sensation of dislocation + Tenderness of the knee joint (Maybe) Agg from slightly touching the knee.
	Rhus-t	Rhus-t and Ruta are very useful medicines for knee pain from ligament or tendon injury. They help decrease pain and promote natural healing of the injured ligaments and tendons.	Knee swelling due to bursitis: Red, hot, intensely swollen knee. This is due to the collection of a significant amount of fluid in the patellar bursa. Stretching the leg or moving about often brings relief. Severe shooting pain in the affected knee.
	Ruta
	Symph	Prominently used for knee pain from fractured knee joint. Symphytum, It helps promote the union of fractured bones and decreases knee pain arising from the fracture It helps by promoting callus formation required to re-unite the bone.	Sensitive to the touch. Warmth agg Touch and pressure agg
Nigth agg	Kali-i	Pain is mostly tearing in nature Marked swelling and inflammation with effusion.	Agg from lying on the affected side Night time agg Motion amel
	Calc-p	The knee feels as if it is sprained while walking.	Pain agg from stretching the leg. Walking agg the pain
Bending / Kneeling agg	Ruta	Kneeling and bending the knee worsen the pain Ruta has a marked action on tendons and ligaments apart from bursa Ruta helps in reducing pain as well as recovery from the wear and tear that has occurred in ligaments and tendons.
Pain + Swelling	Sil	Very intense swelling over the knee. Tearing or stitching (Maybe) Sensation as if the knee is very tightly bound.	Knee is painful to pressure Pressure and exercise agg

Repertory

Etiologies
Osteoarthritis	Calc	Painful /Weak Knees: Sensation of dislocation of the knees is felt from intense pain. They are usually overweight. Stitching, drawing, stinging or tearing pain Pain from knee may extend down the toe Crackling sound from the knee may appear on walking. (Benz-ac) Swollen and hot in	Pain agg on rising from a seat and walking.
	Ruta	Pain agg on climbing up and down the stairs. Pressure over the knee may provide momentary relief.
	Caust	Marked stiffness and cracking esp on walking. Tendons of the knee are too short. Drawing feeling may extend down the feet.	Pain after Exertion
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Bry	Knee joint pain gets worse with the slightest movement. The knee will be swollen in most such cases. The pain and swelling get better with rest.
	Rhus-t	Knee pain with stiffness. The pain and stiffness of the knees get better with walking.  Rest worsens the symptoms.
	Sal-ac	Salicylic Acid, on the other hand, is considered for acute arthritic knee pain. Where the knee is highly inflamed, painful and may be accompanied by high fever, The slightest touch or movement of the knee will worsen the pain in such instances.
Gout	Colch	Acute gouty pain in the knees appears with marked swelling and heat. The knee is very sensitive to touch and the slightest touch causes unbearable pain. Movement of the knee worsens the pain in such cases.
	Benz-ac	Knee pain from gout when painful gouty nodes (Deposits of urate)are formed Pain and cracking sound in knee joint on movement. Tearing and stitching pain is felt in the knees along with swelling. Pain gets agg at night. Drawing pain in the knees Cracking sound upon movement and aggravation of the symptoms
Bursitis	Apis	Pain with marked swelling. The slightest touch and pressure over the knee worsen the pain. The pain is mostly stinging, burning in nature. Warmth worsens the pain.
	Bry	Knee pain, accompanied by swelling, agg from the smallest movement. Absolute rest brings relief from pain.