Knee Pain

31
May

Knee Pain

Knee pain is the most common muscular complaint that brings people to their doctor. There are several specific causes and treatments for knee pain.

Knee pain can be affected by physical activity, as well as obesity, surrounding muscles, and their movements, and can be exacerbated by other problems (such as a leg injury). Knee pain can affect people of all ages, and home remedies can be helpful if not severe.

What Are Knee Pain Symptoms And Signs?

Signs and symptoms associated with knee pain include Swelling and redness to touch and warmth, Weakness or restlessness, Popping or crunching noise, unable to straighten knees completely.

What Causes Knee Pain?

Knee pain can be caused by injuries, mechanical problems, arthritis type, and other problems.

Fracture

Fractures of the knee, including the knee cap, can occur during a fall or an auto accident. Also, people whose bones have been weakened by osteoporosis can sometimes hold a knee fracture through the wrong move.

Knee Bursitis

There are many potential spaces in or around within knee joints,these brass help in cushioning type action, and maintain the mechanical space to facilitate smooth movement in knee joint.whenever there is inflammation of different bursae may lead to bursitis.

Patellar Tendinitis

Tendinitis causes mechanical irritation and inflammation of one or more tendons - thick, fibrous tissue connecting quadriceps muscles to bones. which runs from the patella to the shinbone and allows you to kick, run and jump. Runners, skiers, cyclists, and those involved in jumping sports and activities can develop patellar tendinitis.

Medical Treatment For A Knee Injury

Cooled Radiofrequency
This treatment is recently available in India. It is an option for chronic knee pain for various reasons, such as osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, and becomes cause of persistent pain even after a knee replacement. It offers a safe, effective non-surgical, minimally invasive alternative to knee replacement.

This procedure involves placing needles near the nerves after heating the nerves under X-ray [fluroscope] or ultrasound guidance. Cooled Radiofrequency differs from conventional radiofrequency. It conducts water to the device, the tip of the needle, and can create a much more extensive treatment field whereby increasing the chances of success.

Prolotherapy
This therapy is an regenerative injection technique that involves the injection of autologous platelet rich Plasma or dextrose like substance into ligaments, muscles, tendon or joint capsule and with the effect a small amount of inflammation start in the ligaments and adjacent joint areas during various treatment sessions! This procedure help to grow fibroblast to normal cells and tissues.

It is an effective treatment and simplicity of prolotherapy procedure. This Therapy can help many patients to avoid joint replacement surgery. However, this is not a miracle cure. Its best nonsurgical pain relief regenerative procedure.

Ending Thoughts

During medical therapy to knee injuries, the patient will be given specific rehabilitation exercises for certain duration, by the physical therapist just to strengthen and stabilise the knee joint. These therapy or procedures should be strictly, Under the guidance of your doctor or pain physician .who will guide you accordingly!