What to do if you’re still in pain years after meniscus injury surgery

Years after meniscus injury surgery and still in pain can be treated with hot compresses, massage, acupuncture, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs, and if necessary, surgery.
Meniscus injury still hurts after years of surgery may be due to premature postoperative activities, the surgical repair part is not completely healed and secondary damage; may also be due to meniscus damage is too serious, even if the surgery is not able to fully recover.
1. Mild pain symptoms: hot compresses can be applied to improve local blood circulation and relieve pain, while massage and acupuncture can be used as treatment.
2. Pain is obvious: you can take ibuprofen, celecoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs to relieve pain.
3. Serious pain affecting life: meniscus injury may also accelerate the degeneration of the knee joint, resulting in pain and other symptoms, if the symptoms are serious and affect the normal life, the need for knee replacement and other surgical treatments.
Meniscus injuries are still in pain years after surgery, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, early formal treatment.