Home Remedies for Quick Knee Pain Relief
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And welcome to One Care Medical Center, Coimbatore’s premier orthopedic hospital. My name is Dr. Salam and I am a full time practicing ortho surgeon in Coimbatore
In this short article, we are going to discuss about a few natural home remedies for knee pain.
Pain assessment:
Pain that is mild to moderate can be treated at home quite successfully. Pain can be caused by a simple sprain or arthritis or sometimes it may be serious. While mild pain need not necessarily signify a serious pathology, severe pain is always due to trauma or injury. Never try to self medicate in case of severe pain.
If you experience knee pain after surgery, you must immediately see your orthopedic consultant. The following home remedies are usually only useful for patients who have mild to moderate pain.
Try RICE therapy
If you have twisted or injured your leg after a fall, RICE therapy may be your best bet. RICE=
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
A bag of ice can give excellent cold compression, this combined with a simple bandage to wrap the region and elevation with support can be very helpful
Tai-Chi
Tai-Chi is an ancient Chinese mind-body exercise that greatly improves balance and flexibility. The regular practice of Tai-Chi has been found to be very effective in reducing chronic pain that is often associated with long standing arthritis.
Heat/ Cold therapy
An alternative application of heat/cold often helps tremendously with joint pain. One important point to remember is to use cold therapy at least in the 1st 24 hours after joint pain (especially in case the pain arises from injury). Use warm therapy, at a later of course
Ginger root extract
Another natural remedy that can be found to relieve pain is extract from ginger root. Ginger root is a rather common spice used in many traditions. Ginger is known to have some pain relieving properties.
Glucosamine & Chondroitin
Both these 2 molecules have been advertised to aggressively to greatly improve joint pain due to arthritis. However, studies have found only mild-moderate reduction in joint pain.
Of course, before taking any medication for pain, you must consult with your ortho doctor. Some patients usually require at least an X-Ray combined with blood work for finding out the cause of pain. Moreover, in some patients, dietary supplements can also interact with allopathic medications
References:-
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3011108/