Downstairs knee pain needs to be treated according to the cause. If the downstairs knee pain is caused by calcium deficiency, calcium gluconate can be applied to treat it; if the downstairs knee pain is caused by meniscus injury, ibuprofen and sodium vitrate can be used as medication. If it is due to osteoarthritis, surgery is needed.
1. Calcium deficiency: Calcium deficiency can cause knee pain due to osteoporosis. Calcium gluconate can be taken orally for treatment. Calcium gluconate can replenish calcium, its side effects are nausea, constipation, etc. It is forbidden for those who are allergic to calcium gluconate.
2. Meniscus injury: knee pain when going downstairs is mainly seen in meniscus injury, which is caused by compression and irritation to the damaged meniscus when going downstairs. Reduced activity and bed rest can help recovery and reduce the risk of aggravation of the injury. You can take ibuprofen orally to relieve the pain in the painful area.
The seriousness of the disease is recommended to consider minimally invasive surgical arthroscopic treatment, such as arthroscopic meniscus suture surgery and other treatments.
3. Osteoarthritis: Osteoarthritis can be caused by damage to the cartilage in the knee joint, and the increased pressure on the cartilage when going downstairs. Surgical treatment can be effective in relieving it. Such as arthroscopic cartilage lesion cleaning and cartilage transplantation or knee artificial joint replacement.
Downstairs knee pain patients should go to the hospital to consult a doctor to identify the cause of the disease, but also need to rule out knee fractures and bone tumors and other diseases, and then the cause of the treatment.