What is traumatic synovitis of the knee joint called in Chinese medicine

Traumatic synovitis of knee joint is a kind of disease with joint swelling, pain, limited movement as the main clinical manifestations, belongs to the category of Chinese medicine “paralysis”, mainly divided into wind-cold-dampness paralysis, wind-dampness-heat paralysis (often manifested as burning, pain, redness and swelling of joint muscles), phlegm and blood stasis blocking the collaterals, and liver and kidney deficiency and other diseases. 1. Wind-cold-dampness paralysis: It mainly manifests as pain in the joints of muscles and bones, or fixed pain in a certain place, or part of the joints, numbness of the skin, white fur on the tongue, and floating and tight or moist and slow pulse. 2. Rheumatism-heat paralysis: It mainly manifests as burning, red and swollen joints, red tongue with yellow fur, and number of pulse, which may be accompanied by fever and thirst. 3. Phlegm and blood stasis obstruction: with phlegm and blood stasis as the main pathological factors, it may manifest as enlarged joints or even deformity, purple tongue with petechiae and ecchymosis, and thin and astringent pulse. 4. Liver and kidney deficiency: manifested as prolonged paralysis, unfavorable flexion and extension of joints, muscle thinning, lumbar and knee soreness and weakness, pale red tongue with thin white fur, and thin and weak pulse. If the patient has knee discomfort, he should go to the hospital in time, and be guided to the treatment plan after the professional physician’s evaluation.