Knee pain after excessive exercise is considered to be related to joint strain, meniscus injury, synovitis, patellar tendonitis, etc. Medication, physical therapy or surgery can be taken to treat the cause.
1. Joint strain: the pain is around the knee joint, usually need to rest for a few days, but also feasible local massage, oral muscle relaxation drugs such as compound chlorzoxazone.
2. Meniscus injury: in addition to pain, there will be flexion and extension of the joints have symptoms such as rattling, to reduce squatting and knee flexion and extension activities, oral Sanqi injury tablets, to take magnetic therapy or ultrashort-wave physiotherapy, for the conservative treatment is ineffective can be taken to arthroscopic repair.
3. Synovitis: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be applied, such as nimesulide dispersible tablets or diclofenac sodium enteric-coated tablets, but also can be injected into the joints with cortisol hormone, localized hot compresses, ultrasound physiotherapy.
4. Patellar tendonitis: avoid jumping movements, but also local topical diclofenac diethylamide cream, shock wave physiotherapy.
Knee pain after excessive exercise need to go to the hospital to identify the cause, and under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.