Soreness of knee joints may be caused by physiological factors such as excessive fatigue, or it may be caused by pathological factors such as knee injuries, gouty arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc. Physiotherapy, medication and surgical treatments can be chosen according to the cause of the disease for relief and treatment.
1. Physiological factors: strenuous activities can cause overwork of the knee joint, local lactic acid accumulation, causing knee joint pain, should pay attention to rest, local hot compresses, symptoms can be significantly relieved.
2. Pathological factors
(1) Knee joint trauma: improper sports can lead to meniscus injury, lateral collateral ligament injury, etc., the symptoms of pain and soreness, should be immediately braked and rested, oral ibuprofen, meloxicam and other non-steroidal pain relievers, if necessary, plaster or brace external fixation, serious injuries need surgical treatment.
(2) Gouty arthritis: mainly manifested as pain, redness, swelling, joint fever, etc. Colchicine is the first choice of clinical drugs, which has the special effect of anti-inflammatory and swelling reduction in the acute stage, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the second choice of clinical drugs, such as ibuprofen and indomethacin.
(2) Osteoarthritis: as a degenerative disease, the beginning of the symptoms are mostly mild dull pain or soreness, can use ibuprofen, diclofenac, meloxicam and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, but also choose glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate and other nutritive nerve drugs, serious cases need surgery.
There are more causes of knee joint pain, and other factors cannot be ruled out. If the patient persistent or recurring knee joint pain, need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, after the cause is clear to give targeted treatment, the above medication should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not blindly use their own medication.