Knee pain after running may be caused by strain factors such as running for too long, or it may be caused by pathologic factors such as meniscus injury and degeneration of the knee joint. Rapid recovery methods include medication, physical therapy and surgery.
1. Strain factors: running for too long may cause knee pain, patients can apply ice packs on the knee after running to quickly reduce swelling; after going home, they can change to hot packs, and carry out local massage and physiotherapy to promote blood circulation and accelerate tissue repair; the above symptoms may also occur if the knee is cooled during running, patients can wear knee pads to keep the knee warm, and also apply hot packs on the knee. Patients can wear knee pads to keep their knees warm, and can also apply hot compresses on their knees.
2. Meniscus injury: the running process may lead to meniscus injury caused by knee pain, the patient needs to brake the knee joint, ice compresses and elevate the affected limb to reduce swelling quickly; patients with minor injuries can take oral ibuprofen, meloxicam and other medications to relieve the pain; patients with more serious injuries need to carry out arthroscopic meniscus repair.
3. Degeneration of the knee joint: patients with knee pain after running caused by degeneration of the knee joint, first of all, need to reduce the amount of exercise, and secondly, you can take oral glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate and other medications to nourish cartilage, but also can be injected into the joint cavity of the sodium vitrate, hyaluronic acid, and other medications to increase lubrication of the joints.
If the patient’s symptoms are serious, or the symptoms do not get better, he should go to the hospital for treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.