Conditions we assess
These hubs explain common symptoms in everyday language and point to the treatment pages that usually sit behind them.
Knee Pain
Knee pain is one of the most common reasons people look for an orthopaedic opinion. The useful first question is not “which injection?” but “what structure is irritated, and is the knee stable?”
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain that wakes you at night, makes it hard to comb your hair, or followed a dislocation is worth a proper examination. The shoulder is a shallow joint that depends on tendons and ligaments for control.
Hip Pain
Patients often point to the side of the hip and call it “hip arthritis”. Side pain is frequently tendon or bursal. True hip-joint pain more often sits in the groin and is provoked by rotation or putting on socks.
Ankle Pain and Injury
A twisted ankle is common. Most simple sprains improve with protection, elevation and a guided return to walking. Pain that is still sharp at six weeks, repeated giving-way, or inability to take four steps after injury deserves more than another crepe bandage.
Back Pain
Most back pain episodes improve with time, activity modification and physiotherapy. This website does not position Dr. Rahul Kumar as a dedicated spine superspecialist; back pain is assessed as part of musculoskeletal practice, and complex spinal surgery may be referred when that is the safer pathway.
Elbow Pain
Outer elbow pain in people who lift, type or play racquet sports is often tendinopathy (“tennis elbow”). Inner elbow pain has a different tendon. A fall onto the outstretched hand can fracture the radial head. These are not treated the same way.
Wrist Pain
A fall on the outstretched hand is a classic way to break the distal radius or injure the scaphoid. The scaphoid can look normal on a first X-ray, so persistent snuffbox pain after a fall should not be dismissed as a sprain without follow-up.
Foot Pain
Heel pain on the first steps in the morning is often plantar fascia related. Pain in the forefoot after a sudden increase in running can be a stress response. A twist with bruising on the outer foot may be a fifth metatarsal fracture rather than a sprain.
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