Why is my knee in so much pain? Should I get it looked at?

Question

My knee was hit by the edge of a table on accident, and now it's in pain all the time, and it's swollen. Do you think I damaged it, and should get it looked at or not?

Answer 1

It is always wise to get things looked at if you are in a lot of pain. In the mean time, rest- moving around on it will aggravate it more, ice- will help the swelling go down and minimise bruising, compression- wrapping a compression bandage around the injury will also help the swelling go down and elevate higher than your heart- for a knee this is best done lying down with your leg up resting on something, such as the arm of the couch.

Answer 2

You don't say if you hit it on the side or front or top but normally when you hit your knee and it pains for longer than a few minutes you have damaged some of the sift tissue surrounding the knee so you should see a doc or strap it up with come cold pacs and linamnet applied for a day or 2. Good luck

Answer 3

you have to consult an orthopedic doctor and ask him for

X-ray examination if required.