Medications - according to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the following medications can cause insomnia in some patients: 1  Corticosteroids - used for treating patients with allergic reactions, gout, SjÃ¶gren's syndrome, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammation of the muscles and blood vessels.
Plica Syndrome By Jesse L. Pace, DO and Asheesh Bedi, MD. Plica syndrome is often characterized by anterior knee pain, which is most commonly found along the superomedial aspect of the knee. The âplicaâ is due to remnant embryological tissue that compartmentalizes the knee during fetal development.
If a plica is found in the knee, if it is excised, if the patient then has rehab and gives their knee time to settle down and if their symptoms are then cured â¦ then, and only then, can one be certain of the definite diagnosis that the patient did actually have Medial Plica Syndrome. diagnosis of exclusion... There are plenty of other things that can cause pain in a knee with exercise, and before making a diagnosis of probably Medial Plica Syndrome, the first step is to exclude other other potential causes such as meniscal tears, articular cartilage damage or tendinopathies.