Whether infrapatellar fat pad injury can be self-healing is related to the cause and degree of the injury. Mild infrapatellar fat pad injury caused by sports can be self-healing, while those caused by chronic injury or joint degeneration are often difficult to be self-healing and need standardized treatment.
If the infrapatellar fat pad injury caused by excessive exercise is mild, it is only simple contusion, mainly edema, through rest, knee braking, reduce activities, edema absorption, pain relief, and can be healed.
If the injury is chronic or caused by osteoarthritic degeneration, adhesion hyperplasia, calcification, etc., inducing aseptic inflammation, which will lead to chronic pain, and it is usually very difficult to heal by itself. Avoid excessive weight-bearing activities and keep warm.
If the pain is obvious, you can take celecoxib tablets, diclofenac sodium enteric coated tablets and other non-steroidal painkillers as prescribed by the doctor, and you can also give ultrashort wave and infrared irradiation in order to improve the blood circulation and reduce the symptoms of pain, and you can take arthroscopic surgical treatment if the recurrence of the disease and the ineffectiveness of the conservative treatment.
Injury to the infrapatellar fat pad is mostly related to sports, chronic strain and joint degeneration. When it cannot be improved through rest and self-conditioning, do not blindly expect self-healing, but consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment.