Terrible knee pain...Doctors have no answers...please help!

[tonywoodall]

Knee pain without known trauma is either a condition like Rheumatoid Arthitis, internal infection or refered pain from the spine. In general, pain at the Superior Medial location is from the lower Thoracic spine and upper Lumbar area. Pain at the Lateral Superior aspect is from the Lumbo Sacral spine. If you have pain distally, including down to the foot, it is usually from the Lateral Gluteal muscles which have become inflammed over time and are in spasm.
These comments may be disputed by some. Good luck.

[quorthon]

hi everyone....I have no reason to disagree with all the above comments....The first thing i would check out in a screening procedure is the LUMBAR SPINE as tony correctly noted....But the only thing that really concernes me and there is no reason to conceal it is the NIGHT PAIN which is worse at night, it maybe -sometimes and sometimes not- a warnign sign for a more serious patholgy...My recommendation is juseasy to consult her GP and highlight this particular symptom