What to do about medial meniscus pain

What to do with medial meniscus pain Medial meniscus pain of the knee may be a medial meniscus injury, need to combine with the patient’s condition to choose a specific treatment, usually including conservative treatment and surgical treatment. 1. Conservative treatment: If the patient’s medial meniscus injury is not serious and the pain is relatively mild, the patient can protect the knee joint by reducing knee activities and wearing knee pads to slow down the continued damage of the meniscus and relieve the pain. At the same time, patients can also follow the doctor’s instructions to take ibuprofen, celecoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve pain. 2. Surgery: If the patient’s medial meniscus is severely damaged, the pain is severe and obvious, and even the position of the meniscus is changed, surgery is usually adopted in the clinic. Surgery is usually minimally invasive, including arthroscopic meniscus suture, meniscoplasty, meniscus replacement and so on. It is recommended that patients with pain in the medial meniscus should go to the hospital in time for further detailed examination to clarify their condition and then follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the appropriate treatment plan.