What to do if you sprain your knee joint

People may get sprains or encounter accidents while working. What should they do if they sprain their knee joint? A sprained knee joint must be caused by damage to the ligament on the inside of the knee. At this time, you must check if there is swelling or congestion in the knee. If it is painful, you can take some painkillers. Also, you must not exercise excessively before the knee joint has recovered, which may cause secondary injury.

A knee sprain is usually an injury to the medial collateral ligament of the knee. I wonder if you have pain on the inside of your knee. Tuina massage often has immediate effects in treating soft tissue injuries. The quadriceps, patella, and patellar ligament not only have the function of flexing and extending the knee joint, but also play an important role in stabilizing and protecting the knee joint. Tears or damage to any tissue can affect the stability of the knee joint.

If the knee is sprained, it is mainly due to edema and congestion of the synovial membrane in the joint, so it is an aseptic inflammation, not a general inflammation. Therefore, anti-inflammatory drugs are not required, but are needed. It is not recommended to continue taking anti-inflammatory drugs. If you do take them, you can choose a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as Fenbid, Indomethacin, or Celebrex (decided by the prescribing doctor based on personal circumstances). At present, you can wear a knee brace and do some non-weight-bearing joint function exercises to see how it goes, and then gradually start exercising, combined with some hot compresses and physical therapy. But it is best to do an MRI to see if there are any problems with the meniscus, ligaments, etc.

Rest for a month and avoid strenuous exercise. However, you should do appropriate functional exercises for your feet to avoid ligament adhesion, which would prevent you from being able to move your joints. Now you have to endure the pain and move your joints. As long as you can persist in doing functional exercises every day, your joints will recover well in the future. You can get some Chinese medicine, both externally and internally, which is very effective in improving pain and promoting ligament healing. Apply hot compress at night and massage the painful area more when you are free to speed up blood circulation there. These are all helpful.

The knee joint is the largest and most complex joint in the body, and its main functions are weight-bearing and flexion and extension. Its stability and flexion and extension movements rely on the support and regulation of the strong joint capsule, medial and lateral collateral ligaments, cruciate ligaments and medial and lateral semimeniscus cartilages. After a knee sprain, the first thing to do is to check whether the meniscus or ligament is damaged. If there is no injury, just apply local hot compress and take oral painkillers. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a check-up.