Knee pain in the elderly may be caused by arthritis, meniscus injury, osteoporosis and other factors, need to use drugs such as celecoxib or surgical treatment, there is no best treatment method.
1. Arthritis: it is a chronic joint disease, mostly occurring in the knee joint, hip joint and so on. It can cause joint pain, stiffness, impaired mobility and other symptoms. Sodium hyaluronate can be injected to protect the joints, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib can be taken orally to relieve pain.
2. Meniscus injury: Trauma or degenerative changes lead to meniscus injury, causing knee pain, swelling, limited mobility and other symptoms. It can be treated by plaster fixation to help meniscus repair, meniscus repair, transplantation surgery and so on.
3. Osteoporosis: endocrine factors, heredity or ageing and other factors cause the decrease of bone volume in the knee joint and the destruction of the microstructure of the bone, causing knee pain, deformation and other symptoms. It can be treated with medicines such as calcitonin.
Elderly people who have knee pain need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations to clarify the cause of the disease and carry out appropriate treatment. The use of medication should be in accordance with the instructions of the doctor, do not self-medication.