An 11 year old female presents with episodic bilateral knee pain for the past 2
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An 11 year old female presents with episodic bilateral knee pain for the past 2 months. The pain is much worse in the evenings after soccer practice. On physical examination, she scores 7/9 points on the Beighton scale. You diagnose her with benign joint hypermobility syndrome. For treatment, you are most likely going to: Advise wearing knee braces during all strenuous activity Start a course of prednisone to reduce inflammation in the knees Counsel her regarding the chronic nature of BHJS Perform a joint aspiration to rule out infection and relieve pressure on the jointsExplanation / Answer
C. Counsel her regarding the chronic nature of BHJS...
Other modalities ofetc.
treatment include self care, physiotherapy