Swelling of the knee when standing at work every day may be caused by standing for too long, cold stimulation and other factors, or it may be caused by degenerative diseases of the knee joint, varicose veins of the lower limbs and other pathologic factors. Treatment mainly includes general treatment, physical therapy and medication.
1. Strain and other causes: standing for a long time, the knee is stimulated by cold wind for a long time may lead to knee soft tissue fatigue or spasm caused by knee swelling, the patient can be standing in the process of appropriate activities of the knee joint, to avoid long-term tension of the knee soft tissues, and at the same time, you can wear knee pads to keep warm.
Secondly, after work, you can elevate the lower limbs to promote venous return; you can also rest on the knee for hot compresses, massage, physiotherapy and other ways to reduce swelling.
2. Degenerative disease of the knee joint: degeneration of the knee joint may also lead to edema of the knee after standing for a long time, patients can take meloxicam, celecoxib and other drugs to reduce the inflammatory reaction; can also take chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine and other drugs to nourish the joint cartilage.
3. Varicose veins of the lower limbs: patients with varicose veins of the lower limbs may also have the above symptoms, patients can wear compression stockings to reduce the pressure on the veins; you can also take oral diosmin tablets, horse chestnut seed extract and other drugs to promote blood circulation in the lower limbs.
If the patient’s symptoms are serious, or if the symptoms do not improve, he/she should go to the hospital in time for treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.