What could cause knee pain, cracking ankles, hot feet?
I had nothing in my blood test, my knees have hurt for almost three months now, like they've been sore. My ankles crack and feel really weak and my feet are hot and "feel" swollen. What should I do? Where should I go? I am in physical therapy for my knees but it doesn't seem to be going away.
more details as per recent comments, I do sleep on my side, and I'm really skinny so overweight is out of the question.
Public Comments
1. you're probably just overweight2. Hey, I suffer the same as you. The knees and ankles cracking is mild arthritis. The knee pain might be bursitis, where there is a swelling due to an injury.
The bursa is what cushions the tendon and thereby helps prevent friction between the tendon and the bone. Unfortunately, constant rubbing of the tendon over the bone with high amounts of repetitive arm, shoulder, hip, knee and ankle motion can lead to enough friction of the bursa itself to cause the inflammation and irritation of the bursa called bursitis. For example, a person who throws a ball too many times at one interval may begin to cause this friction process in the shoulder or elbow. Another way that bursitis occurs is when compression of the bursa happens on a regular basis, such as a side sleeper who places a lot of shoulder or hip pressure when they lay down for long periods. In this case it would not take too much movement of this already compressed area to cause friction of the bursa.
The pain wil, eventually, go away, and so, too, should any swelling. Just rest, don't run, and relax.
As for hot feet, live with it, there is no cure, as it is a function of the nerves in the foot, and will never change.
Kind regards
dr Antony
