Knee Pain Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Your doctor will want to know exactly how you hurt your knee. He or she will ask about:
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The type of movement that caused the injury (knee twist, sudden stop, pivot, direct contact, hyperextension)
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Whether you felt a pop inside your knee when the injury happened
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How long it took for swelling to appear
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Whether severe knee pain sidelined you immediately after the injury
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Whether your knee immediately felt unsteady and could not ...
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