All You Need to Know About Knee Pain Treatment

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The common condition of knee pain can happen to the body structures that comprises of the knee joint and the kneecap. The condition is common with rigorous exercise, muscle movements, injury, old age, and other conditions. Here, we will tell you all you need to know about knee pain and detailed method to get yourself treated.

Causes of Knee Pain

There are plenty of reasons why you might be having a knee pain. Check out the most probable reasons:

•    Osteoarthritis: this happens when you feel pained, joints destruct and there is an inflammation caused by deterioration of your joint
•    Tendinitis: when there is a pain on the front side of your knee and it gets worsened by climbing, inclining or taking stairs.
•    Bursitis: this is an inflammation that happens from the overuse of injury on the knee
•    Chondromalacia patella: this happens due to a damaged cartilage under your kneecap
•    Gout: it is arthritis from uric acid buildup
•    Baker’s cyst: this is a buildup of the synovial fluid behind your knee
•    Rheumatoid arthritis: this is an autoimmune inflammatory imbalance that results in painful swelling, joint deformity, and can erode your bones.
•    Dislocation: a dislocation in the kneecap is quite common for knee pain
•    Meniscus tear: when there is a rupture in one or more cartilages in the knee, it results in knee pain
•    Torn ligament: when one of your four ligament tears in the knee, usually from an injury, you can face knee pain
•    Bone tumor: osteosarcoma is one of the most common types of bone cancer and can give you symptoms through knee pain

Diagnosis of Knee Pain

The location and complexity of knee pain tend to vary depending on the problem. The signs and symptoms at times accompany knee pain and include:

•    stiffness
•    swelling
•    redness
•    warmth
•    weakness
•    popping noises
•    inability to straight knee

Knee Pain Treatment

The treatment of knee pain is as diverse as the condition itself. Your doctor can prescribe several medications to cut down on pain and treat the underlying conditions like gout or rheumatoid arthritis. However, there are many other types of treatments that you can need, and they are all listed below.

1.    Therapy

Your knee might need therapy to make it come to its stable state. The training will focus on muscles in front of your thighs and at the back of your thighs (quadriceps and hamstrings). Some movements mind correct the pattern and make you retrieve the normal knee condition. You might also be given exercises to improve the knee condition.

You might need arch support sometimes with wedges on one side of your heel, and that can help you shift the pressure from the side of your knee when affected by the most common condition of osteoarthritis. In some conditions, you might have to use different types of braces to protect and support the knee joint.

2.    Injections

Doctors might have to give you different types of injections to treat knee condition. They are:

•    Corticosteroids: these injections include a form of steroid that can reduce the condition of knee pain. However, these are not always effective and allowed.
•    Hyaluronic acid: this is a thick fluid that resembles the one that naturally lubricates our joints. The injection is given to your knee to reduce pain and improve mobility.
•    Platelet-rich plasma: this helps in growth factors that reduce inflammation and heal you. The injections work better and treat mild arthritis.

3.    Surgery

Your knee condition can require surgery and at times you might need an immediate operation. Before you make any decision, you must know about their pros and cons. Check out the different types of surgery that you might need:

•    Partial knee replacement surgery: in this process your doctor replaces the most critical damaged part of your knee with the help of metals and plastic used as a replacement. The process takes small incisions so it helps you heal quickly.
•    Arthroscopic surgery: your doctor will examine and tell you that you need to have your joint repaired. The process happens with a fiber-optic camera that helps the doctor insert narrow tools into your knee. The surgery removes loose bodies from knee joint and repairs the damaged cartilage. It then reconstructs the torn ligaments.
•    Complete knee replacement: this is the most critical condition where the doctor has to cut away cartilage from the thighbone, kneecap, shinbone, and replace it with artificial joints made of metal alloy, polymers, and high-grade plastics.

It is essential to diagnose your condition so that you don’t let your knee pain aggravate. Once you think you need to get yourself checked, be prepared to face these treatments and be well aware of what your body will be taken through. These are the most common knee conditions and their knee pain treatments.