Female left knee pain

Knee pain is a common pain in the human body, often occurring on a large scale in the summer when the temperature is unstable. So, what exactly causes knee pain? So let's conduct a detailed analysis of the cause of the inner knee pain.

The kneecap is a complex and important joint. When the knee joint feels pain, it will greatly affect the patient's ability to move normally. Regarding the question of what causes knee pain, the most common cause is excessive stretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament.

From a physiological point of view, women are more susceptible to kneecap damage than men. Women have wider hip bones, which increases the pressure on the inside of the knee, making the kneecap more prone to imbalance.

Of course, knee pain may also be caused by factors such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, contusion injury, muscle strain and poor posture.

Treatments for different levels of knee pain

Generally, the treatment of knee pain is dominated by non-surgical treatment, the most common of which is medication to relieve pain. Secondly, choose injections or physical therapy, and only do surgery if the condition is serious.

1. Physical therapy

The effects of physical therapy are anti-inflammation, anti-edema, promoting blood circulation, promoting the absorption of inflammation, and improving knee function. The application of physical therapy can gently and effectively relieve knee pain and muscle stiffness.

Basic acupuncture therapy methods include low-frequency therapy devices, microwave heating, positive ion penetration, direct red light, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), etc. The shock wave pain therapy method recently used in pain treatment has an immediate and accurate effect on knee pain, especially chronic knee joint soft tissue damage, and is very popular among elderly friends.

2. Drug therapy

Although the use of anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs in the acute stage cannot stop the progression of the disease, it can relieve pain and relieve symptoms. Generally, non-steroidal anti-infective analgesics such as NSAIDs are taken orally. However, these drugs are easy to irritate the digestive tract and cause complications, and have harm to kidney function. Therefore, these drugs should be taken after meals and under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine includes this disease in the scope of Bi syndrome, believing that the disease is caused by weak Qi, external wind, cold, dampness, or trauma that causes Qi and blood stasis, and internal dampness and phlegm that flow into muscles and joints.

Under the guidance of a Chinese medicine doctor, acupuncture therapy, Chinese medicine fumigation, Chinese medicine external application, Chinese medicine oral administration and other internal and external treatments plus functional exercise methods can be carried out for comprehensive treatment.

It should be noted here that the cause of knee pain is not a small problem. In order to reduce knee injuries, Voltaren recommends that everyone pay attention to maintaining a healthy weight, pay attention to developing the body's flexibility, train and adjust the function of the knee balancing muscles, and keep warm.