Gravity has an effect on swelling, as Pheebs said. Ice the back of your knee as well as the front, and elevate your leg as high as you can.almost all of my swelling is on the outside of my knee and behind the knee. Very little on the front of the knee or inside. What causes this and is there anything specific that I can do for it? It is swollen so tight and hard it almost feels like bone.
When you're up and about, the swelling and bruising will also move down to your ankle - gravity again. So, use gravity, to help the swelling move higher up your leg, by elevating, and the excess fluid will start to be absorbed again.