Knee pain after running may be caused by physiological factors such as excessive exercise and environmental irritation, or by rational factors such as meniscus injury and osteoarthrosis of the knee. Relief is including physical therapy, medication and surgical treatment.
1. Physiological factors: most of the symptoms of knee pain after running are caused by excessive exercise or environmental stimuli. Patients need to reduce the amount of exercise, followed by ice packs after exercise to promote vasoconstriction.
At the same time, we need to pay attention to the warmth of the knee joint, and if necessary, we can wear knee pads; patients in remission can apply hot compresses, massage and physiotherapy to the knee joint to promote the repair of damage.
2. Meniscus injury: Running posture may cause meniscus injury, the damage is relatively mild patients can carry out knee braking, more bed rest, at the same time you can take oral glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate and other drugs to promote cartilage repair; serious tear patients need to carry out surgical repair or reconstruction.
3. Knee osteoarthropathy: Knee osteoarthropathy can also present the above symptoms, patients can take oral meloxicam, loxoprofen and other drugs to reduce the local inflammatory reaction; synovial membrane extensive hyperplasia, osteophytes serious patients need to carry out arthroscopic cleanup.
If the patient’s symptoms are serious, or if the symptoms do not improve, the patient 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.