Hi, I am 29. I have injured my knee about 4 weeks ago, I slipped on the river rocks and fell down on the inside of my knee with my leg bend. The knee was swollen for a couple of day and very painful. I was able to walk the next day, but with great difficulty. Now, after 4 weeks, it is still painful, especially after I get up from bed in the morning, or get up after sitting down for a longer period of time. And I am not able to straighten it. I did have an xray done, and it s fine. My GP said that it is just some soft tissue injury and it may take about 6 weeks to heal, is that true? Should I wait that long or should I see a specialist? I am just so worried that there is something seriously injured, as I cannot straighten it.
Hello. I am Chat Doctor. Thanks for asking question. Injury to knee or bones, takes time to heal. How much time an injury takes to heal, depends upon the extent of injury. Cells of the body, takes 24 hours to divide. One cell become two in twenty-four hours, two become four in next twenty-four hours and four become eight and eight sixteen and so on. Now the healing period depends upon the extent of injury. If injury is severe then it takes longer time. If your x-ray is normal and there's no bone and articular pathology then you shouldn't worry. Take anti-inflammatory