Depending on the cause of the knee pain, the treatment includes rest and braking, oral medication and physical therapy.
1. Injury to the medial collateral ligament: the knee should be immobilized in the straight position by cast or brace for 2 weeks, and then remove the cast or brace and perform functional exercises, meanwhile, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib can be taken orally to reduce the pain.
2. Aseptic inflammation of the medial collateral ligament caused by excessive exercise: it can be treated by oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib, or local anesthetics such as lidocaine and glucocorticosteroids such as hydrocortisone for pain injection, or infrared irradiation or radiological shockwave, and at the same time pay attention to the rest of the lower limbs and limit the activities.
If the symptoms persist, you should go to the hospital in time and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance. The above drugs should be used according to the doctor’s prescription.