When you come for the first consultation for knee pain to Dr. Thakkar, it is advisable to come with a prior appointment unless it's an emergency, so that when you come to the clinic your time is spent fruitfully.

Kindly expect to spend about one hour and 30 minutes for your first consultation. This time is spent in obtaining detailed history, performing thorough clinical examination and for taking x-rays.

From the information obtained from history, clinical examination and x-rays, a knee score chart will be prepared for Dr.Thakkar's evaluation. After going through this score chart, Dr.Thakkar will discuss treatment modalities suitable for your knee problem.

Please remember :

• To mention if you have allergies of any sort, either to medicines or any other substances.
• To bring the names of medicines that you take for diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and medicines for pain relief and arthritis.
• To bring previous x-rays, blood reports, examination findings of any other specialist doctor, if any.
• To bring a note from your family physician giving a detailed description of your condition and medical history.