Low back pain and awful knee pain

Paulette
Paulette Member Posts: 5
edited 31. May 2025, 15:43 in Living with arthritis

Hi I have been suffering with sciatica symptoms for two months, and awful knee pain. My GP seems to think that the low back isn’t causing knee pain. What is confusing is that when the low back pain eases off so do the knees .

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  • chrisb
    chrisb Moderator Posts: 794

    Hi @Paulette

    Welcome to the versus arthritis forum.

    Searching at our website I couldn't find any useful information relating to your condition that might help with the management of your condition.

    However, there may well be other forum members who have experience of your situation and can offer some useful dialogue.

    I hope you find joining the forum beneficial and wish you well with managing your pain.

    Best wishes

    ChrisB (Moderator)

    Need more help - call our Helpline on 0800 5200 520 Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm

  • foreverhopeful123
    foreverhopeful123 Member Posts: 1

    Hi new post here iam on a ridiculous amount of "pain killers" that do little to nothing gabapentin marol etc is this normal pain management I have r.a..? Oh also bupronorphine patches the reason I askis because I keep seeing different drugs on the forum and was wondering if I'm on the right painkillers for rheumatoid arthritis? Thank you in advance ☺️

  • PJoanne
    PJoanne Moderator Posts: 309

    Hello @foreverhopeful123

    Welcome to the forum.

    Everyone is different so what works for one won't work for someone else and vice a versa. There is some information from the VA website here:

    https://versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/

    The best people to speak to about managing your pain and treating the condition are your rheumy team/GP.

    best Joanne

    Need more help - call our Helpline on 0800 5200 520 Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm

  • Paulette
    Paulette Member Posts: 5

    I have had knee pain for 6 months which I assumed it was sciatica type as lower back pain is also present. My spine consultant looked at the mri image and said it wasn’t coming from my back. He has now referred me onto another Orthopaedic consultant. Have anyone on hear had knee pain which has been referred from the hip.

  • Fran54
    Fran54 Member Posts: 310

    @Paulette

    Yes I had knee pain for a few years which was gradually getting worse. An x-ray showed mild osteoarthritis in my knee. Fast forward to last year after having x-rays for knee and hips I was told that I needed both hips replacing and the knee pain was deferred pain from my hip. However everybody has different symptoms but it is good that you have now been referred on to an Orthopaedic consultant and hopefully you will be diagnosed and given treatment. Please let us know how you get on. Take care.🙂

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