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i was asked to reinvent my question beside more detail

i need to know what doctor to det a dagnosis for what i think may be ostioarthrits. its mostly my knees but my final and my elbows hurt sometimes too.
im 17 years old- 125lbs. 5' 7" (give or take) started swimming and track in 2005 couldnt do track this past season because of knees pain but still swim.
the doctors said that my mom had Rhematoid arthritis but after futher investigation could hold possibly been from something else ( i dont know what)
was going to PT fro for a while bit. have tendonitis, caused by patellal subluxation possibly. (thats what the PT said anyways)
hope thats detailed adequate thanks for your help.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is the genetic tendancy type...if you mom have it...you might be well served to get the blood work to enjoy it determined. The longer it goes the more damage at hand will be.

After ruling that out, you likely just entail better muscle conditioning as you sound like a sinewy gurl. If rheumatoid is ruled out and you do in fact enjoy good muscle tone...I'd reccomend you see a chiropractor as pelvic misalignment can aggravate both you back and your knees.

As far as a 17 year old-fashioned have osteoarthritis...the "wear and tear" type...I doubt that it would be evident on x-ray so impulsive in your life. Typically the instability (weak muscles and/or poor bone alignment) over a length of time begins to change the joint in a way that may be see on x-ray.

as far as the elbow pain...I would again assume you have small arms and the stress from swimming is aggravateing them...soreness does not equal osteo-arthritis.

biddable luck.

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I would go to an orthopedic doctor. I'm sure your mom sees one for her arthritis. (I hope anyways). As the other answerer stated a chiropractor is okay, but if it is something more severe it could mess beside it or even make it worse.

Why is it when i obtain up from sitting down my ankles to knees hurting i am 50 could it be arthritis?

Dear pv_grl:

you need to know what doctor?

rheumatoid doctor
rheumatologist

in that are blood tests to see if you have any humane of "auto-immune" disease

last i knew, within were 79 auto-immune diseases that mimicked rheumatoid arthritis.

then, in that is juvenile arthritis.

it's all too much for my little brain.

but, i think i'm heading you within the right direction.

keep in mind that physical therapist are NOT doctors and sometimes they think they know everything.

keep contained by mind that NO ONE KNOWS EVERYTHING, as much as they would like to profess they do.

you have some questionable ethnic group history that needs investigated. can you find out what your mother had?

tendonitis and patellal subluxation: THROW OUT WHAT THEY ARE TELLING YOU.

hope advice from a professional that can back up findings near BLOODWORK. the blood tells it all.

maintain corresponding. i'm just here to help surrounded by my small way.
jr

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