Abstract

A 50-year-old Indian female experienced severe left knee pain in cold weather without any history of trauma. The pain was not relieved with Diclofenac sodium or acetaminophen. She subsequently received different modalities of physiotherapy treatment but the pain was not relieved. We provide her multidisciplinary treatment with 30 sessions of electric acupuncture, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, methyl cobalamin, folic acid and a combination of strong analgesic and antacid. The pain disappeared within 2 weeks and she was able to resume full activity. She denied injury, fever or any other complaints. She never experienced this type of pain before, She is performing all daily activities without any difficulty. Patients vital signs are Normal except for small left knee effusion and remarkably reduced range of motion with limping in left leg. She had no significant medical history and no tobacco use history. There was no lymphadenopathy. There was no history of fall. No other joints are ymptomatic, and she was feeling pulsating pain in her left knee. Examination of her knees shows tenderness in the medial joint line, mild effusion, and normal range of motion with intact ligaments. Her spine and hip joint are normal on examination. She had not get any consultation from a physician. She reported no prior episodes of left knee pain earlier. In sum, we can handle knee pain symptoms with a multidisciplinary approach or combination therapy, which include 30 electric acupuncture sessions and administration of antacid, strong analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine, vitamin B-12, vitamin D-3, vitamin E, calcium supplements along with physical therapy

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