Chronic knee pain down to ankle

Posted by jonijean @jonijean, 1 day ago

Hello. No question, but I'd like to share something that I think will be of interest to many. I've had terrible knee pain down through my shins to my ankles. X-rays show mild arthritis so my osteo docs just pass me on. Sent to back doc who suggested a double laminotomy even though I denied pain from my back down. Of course the surgery didn't do anything.

Long story short...I put my symptoms into AI and came up with leg discrepancy. My left leg is shorter than the right. My right knee and hip are worse than left. I placed an insert into my left shoe and almost immediately the pain lessened. I went to my podiatrist with a letter AI wrote for me and she said YES...that is very likely the cause of my chronic pain and the reason my feet are the way they are. Years of imbalance!!!! I'm waiting for an appointment for a Scannogram to measure exactly how much shorter my left side is and if it could be caused by my severe scoliosis or was the scoliosis caused by the difference. I will take the results to my podiatrist to have the correct inserts made or suggested for me. I am so thankful for AI and hopeful I have finally found the reason for my pain.

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I have the same issue but on my left side. I have had a right hip replacement and left knee replacement. Now my left leg from the knee down has been bothering me a lot. My orthopedic surgeon took X-rays and said my left knee replacement looked good. Thank you for posting your experience with the same issue.

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@rjdowdell25 yeah. Everything looks good but they aren’t looking at the right things. I can’t believe how common leg discrepancies are and the docs don't even consider it. At one point, after so many doctors, I thought I might be a hypochondriac. So thankful for COPILOT! I use it all of the time.

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