Commonly used treatments for cold knees include hot compresses, physical therapy, traction, medication, etc. Surgery can be performed if the symptoms are severe. Cold knees may be caused by environmental factors, osteoarthritis of the knee, lumbar disc herniation and so on.
If the cold knees are caused by environmental factors, such as cold weather, you can relieve the symptoms by applying hot compresses, you can use hot water bags to apply hot compresses to the knee area to improve blood circulation around the knee and relieve the symptoms of coldness.
If it is caused by osteoarthritis of the knee, physical therapy, such as infrared irradiation and ultrashort wave, can be used to help blood circulation in the knee and relieve symptoms. If the knee joint is severely damaged and the symptoms significantly affect daily life, it can be treated by knee replacement surgery.
If the herniated lumbar disc compresses the nerves that innervate the lower limbs, it can also cause numbness and coldness in the lower limbs. It can be treated with traction under professional guidance and medication, such as nutritive nerve medication like methylcobalamin or non-steroidal painkillers like ibuprofen, or surgical treatment if the symptoms are severe, such as minimally invasive nucleus pulposus removal in the lumbar spine.
There are many other causes of cold knees, such as rheumatoid arthritis, etc. It is recommended to pay attention to the warmth of the knee area to prevent the knee from getting cold, if the symptoms of cold knees have not been able to alleviate, consult a doctor in a timely manner, to check for other diseases, and comply with the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment, do not use their own medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.