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=== Types ===
=== Types ===


==== Osgood Schlatter Disease ====
* 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.  
* 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.  
* It is the area where the tendon from the knee gets attached to the tibia/shin bone.  
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* 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.
* 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.


== [[Knee bursitis]] Remedies ==
== Remedies ==
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| rowspan="2" |'''<big>Knee Bursitis</big>'''
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=== [[Bry, Bryonia Alba|Bry]] ===
=== [[Bry, Bryonia Alba|Bry]] ===
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* It is usually painful to touch and may be swollen.
* '''<big>Top remedy for Knee Bursitis</big>'''
* The knee also feels stiff along with the above features.
* 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
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*The slightest movement agg the pain.  
*Painful to touch 
* Accompanied by Tibia tearing pain.
* Accompanied by Tibia tearing pain.
* Keeping the knee at rest amel pain.
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* Keeping the knee at rest amel pain.
=== [[Rhus-t, Rhus toxicodendron|Rhus-t]] ===
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* '''<big>Top remedy for Knee Bursitis</big>'''
* 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.
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*Knee is swollen and stiff with pain.
* Overstraining the knee agg the complaint in most cases.
* Standing agg the knee pain
* Rest agg
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|'''Night agg'''
| rowspan="4" |'''<big>Due to trauma, fallor knee blow</big>'''
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=== [[Arn, Arnica Montana|Arn]] ===
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=== [[Calc-p, Calcarea Phosphorica|Calc-p]] ===
* 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.
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* The knee feels as if it is sprained while walking.
* Other symptoms include soreness, bruising and pain.
* Sensation of dislocation + Tenderness of the knee joint (Maybe)
* Agg from slightly touching the knee.
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|[[Rhus-t, Rhus toxicodendron|Rhus-t]]
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* 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.
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* 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.  
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*Pain agg from stretching the leg.
=== [[Ruta, Ruta graveolens|Ruta]] ===
* Walking agg the pain
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|'''Pain + Swelling'''
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=== [[Sil, Silicea|Sil]] ===
=== [[Symph, Symphytum Officinale|Symph]] ===
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* The swelling is very intense over the knee.
* Prominently used for knee pain from fractured knee joint. Symphytum,
* The pain may be tearing or stitching
* It helps promote the union of fractured bones and decreases knee pain arising from the fracture
* Sensation as if the knee is very tightly bound.
* It helps by promoting callus formation required to re-unite the bone.
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* Knee is painful to pressure
* Sensitive to the touch.
* Warmth agg
* Touch and pressure agg
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|'''Tensed /Painful Knee'''
| rowspan="2" |'''<big>Nigth agg</big>'''
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=== [[Rhus-t, Rhus toxicodendron|Rhus-t]] ===
=== [[Kali-i, Kalium Iodatum|Kali-i]] ===
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* Pain is mostly tearing in nature
* Marked swelling and inflammation with effusion.
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* Agg from lying on the affected side
* Night time agg
* Motion amel
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* Pain +  Tensed and tight feeling in knee .
=== [[Calc-p, Calcarea Phosphorica|Calc-p]] ===
* Knee is swollen and stiff with pain.
|The knee feels as if it is sprained while walking.
* A burning sensation in the knee joint.
* Great heaviness is felt in the knee.
* Overstraining the knee agg the complaint in most cases.
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* Standing agg the knee pain
*Pain agg from stretching the leg.
* Walking agg the pain
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|'''Painful /Weak Knees'''
|'''Bending / Kneeling agg'''
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=== [[Calc-c, Calcerea carbonica|Calc]] ===
=== Ruta ===
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* Stitching, drawing, stinging or tearing pain
* Kneeling and bending the knee worsen the pain
* Pain from knee may extend down the toe
* Ruta has a marked action on tendons and ligaments apart from bursa
* Knee also feels lame. Sensation of dislocation of the knees is felt from intense pain.
* Ruta helps in reducing pain as well as recovery from the wear and tear that has occurred in ligaments and tendons.
* Crackling sound from the knee may appear on walking.
* Knee is also swollen and hot in many cases.
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|'''Pain after Exertion'''
|'''Pain + Swelling'''
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=== [[Caust, Causticum|Caust]] ===
=== [[Sil, Silicea|Sil]] ===
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* Tendons of the knee are too short.
* Very intense swelling over the knee.
* Stiff feels upon walking.
* Tearing or stitching (Maybe)
* Cracking sensation while walking
* Sensation as if the knee is very tightly bound.
* Drawing feeling may extend down the feet.
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* Knee is painful to pressure
* Pressure and exercise agg
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|[[Calc-c, Calcerea carbonica|Calc]]
|[[Calc-c, Calcerea carbonica|Calc]]
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* The best suited when the knee pain agg on rising from a seat and walking.
* '''Painful /Weak Knees:''' Sensation of dislocation of the knees is felt from intense pain.
* They are usually overweight.  
* 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, Benzoicum Acidum|Benz-ac]])
* Swollen and hot in
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* Pain agg on rising from a seat and walking.
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|[[Ruta, Ruta graveolens|Ruta]]
|[[Ruta, Ruta graveolens|Ruta]]
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* Pain agg on climbing up and down the stairs.
* Pain agg on climbing up and down the stairs.
* Pressure over the knee may provide momentary relief.  
* Pressure over the knee may provide momentary relief.  
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|[[Caust, Causticum|Caust]]
|[[Caust, Causticum|Caust]]
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* Knee pain is accompanied by marked stiffness and cracking  
* Marked stiffness and cracking esp on walking.
* Tendons of the knee are too short.
* Drawing feeling may extend down the feet.
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* '''Pain after Exertion'''
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* The knee will be swollen in most such cases.
* The knee will be swollen in most such cases.
* The pain and swelling get better with rest.  
* The pain and swelling get better with rest.  
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|[[Rhus-t, Rhus toxicodendron|Rhus-t]]
|[[Rhus-t, Rhus toxicodendron|Rhus-t]]
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* The pain and stiffness of the knees get better with walking. 
* The pain and stiffness of the knees get better with walking. 
* Rest worsens the symptoms.  
* Rest worsens the symptoms.  
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|[[Sal-ac, Salicylicum Acidum|Sal-ac]]
|[[Sal-ac, Salicylicum Acidum|Sal-ac]]
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* Where the knee is highly inflamed, painful and may be accompanied by high fever,
* 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.
* The slightest touch or movement of the knee will worsen the pain in such instances.
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=== [[Blunt trauma|Injury]] ===
|[[Rhus-t, Rhus toxicodendron|Rhus-t]]
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* 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.
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|[[Ruta, Ruta graveolens|Ruta]]
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|[[Symph, Symphytum Officinale|Symph]]
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* 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.
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=== [[Gout]] ===
=== [[Gout]] ===
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|[[Colch, Colchicum Autumnale|Colch]]
=== [[Colch, Colchicum Autumnale|Colch]] ===
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* Acute gouty pain in the knees appears with marked swelling and heat.
* 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.
* The knee is very sensitive to touch and the slightest touch causes unbearable pain.
* Movement of the knee worsens the pain in such cases.  
* Movement of the knee worsens the pain in such cases.
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|[[Benz-ac, Benzoicum Acidum|Benz-ac]]
|[[Benz-ac, Benzoicum Acidum|Benz-ac]]
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* Knee pain from gout when gouty nodes are formed over the knee joint.
* Knee pain from gout when painful gouty nodes (Deposits of urate)are formed  
* He experiences pain and cracking sound in knee joint on movement.
* Pain and cracking sound in knee joint on movement.
* Tearing and stitching pain is felt in the knees along with swelling.
* Tearing and stitching pain is felt in the knees along with swelling.
* Pain gets agg at night.
* Pain gets agg at night.
* It results in complete healing and cure.
* Drawing pain in the knees
* Cracking sound upon movement and aggravation of the symptoms
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=== [[Tendonitis, Bursitis|Bursitis]] ===
=== [[Tendinitis, Bursitis|Bursitis]] ===
|[[Apis, Apis mellifica|Apis]]
|[[Apis, Apis mellifica|Apis]]
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* The pain is mostly stinging, burning in nature.
* The pain is mostly stinging, burning in nature.
* Warmth worsens the pain.  
* Warmth worsens the pain.  
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|[[Bry, Bryonia Alba|Bry]]
|[[Bry, Bryonia Alba|Bry]]
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* Knee pain, accompanied by swelling, agg from the smallest movement.
* Knee pain, accompanied by swelling, agg from the smallest movement.
* Absolute rest brings relief from pain.
* Absolute rest brings relief from pain.
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Remedies
=== 1. Apis Mellifica – Where Pain Worsens Under Pressure ===
Apis Mellifica, also known as the Poison of the Honey Bee, is a medicine derived from dried honeybees commonly found in the Western region and Europe. Apis Mellifica is an effective remedy with a sphere of action revolving around the urinary system, gastrointestinal system and the skin with characteristic burning stinging pains as that from the bite of a bee.
It is used to treat a swollen knee that is accompanied by intense, stinging, and shooting pain in the knees. The pain worsens under pressure. The knee may appear shiny, sore, and sensitive to the touch. In the case of housemaid’s knee, it is indicated when the knee is highly swollen, sore and sensitive to touch. In some cases, the knee pain is of burning, stinging nature. Slight touch and pressure can worsen the pain.
=== 2. Arnica Montana – For Swelling Due to Injury ===
Arnica Montana is used to treat a swollen knee that develops as a result of an injury or trauma. Arnica is also known as Leopard’s Bane, which is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe. It belongs to the family Compositae. Its main sphere of action is around the muscles and the cellular tissues of the body by acting through the cerebrospinal system. Other symptoms include soreness, bruising and pain. A sensation of dislocation with a tenderness of the knee joint may also be present.
=== 3. Bryonia Alba – For Swelling Due to Rheumatic Joint ===
Bryonia Alba is a medicine used to treat swelling in the knees due to a rheumatic joint complaint. It is also known as White Bryony and belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. This is a perennial climbing herb found in Europe and Northern Iran. The knee joint is red, hot and swollen. Along with swelling, a sharp, tearing, stitching pain may also be present. The slightest movement of the knee can worsen the pain. Through the cerebrospinal nervous system, no other remedy affects the mucous membranes as Bryonia does.
== Other Significant Remedies ==
=== 4. Benzoic Acid – For Swollen Knee due to Gout ===
Benzoic Acid is a medicine used to treat a swollen knee due to gout. Along with swelling, painful nodes on the knee joint may be present. Drawing pain in the knees, a cracking sound upon movement and aggravation of the symptoms might indicate the need for this medicine.
=== 5. Rhus Tox – For Swelling with Stiffness ===
Rhus Tox is used to treat a swollen knee with stiffness. The knee feels hot, painful, heavy and tense. Massage and movement help ease the pain.
=== 6. Sticta Pulmonaria – Swelling due to Bursitis ===
Sticta Pulmonaria is one of the best medicines for a swollen knee that occurs due to bursitis. The main symptom that indicates the need for this medicine is a 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. For housemaid’s knee, the primary guiding symptom for using this medicine is severe shooting pain in the affected knee. The knee is also highly inflammed with marked redness and heat.
=== 7. Benzoicum Acidum – For Gout affecting Knee Joint ===
Benzoicum Acidum is a remedy for gout that affects the knee joint. The joint is swollen and painful with a cracking sound on movement. In some cases, nodes from the deposits of urate crystals may be present on the knees.
=== 4. Silicea – For Tearing Knee Pain ===
Silicea is a natural medicine for housemaid’s knee and swelling when knee pains are tearing in nature. Pressure and exercise worsen the pain over the knee. The knee is also highly swollen and shining.
=== 5. Kali Iodatum – Swelling Aggravated at Night ===
The main feature to use Kali Iodatum is the pain over knee worse from lying on the affected side. Other symptoms indicating Kali Iodatum use are swelling over knee aggravated at night time.

Latest revision as of 05:08, 22 January 2024

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.
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