How to perform conservative treatment of meniscus?

Meniscus is a relatively unfamiliar term to people. Although the meniscus is very important in people's bodies, the probability of disease is relatively low, which causes people to ignore the meniscus. Once there is a problem with the meniscus, it will affect the body's ability to move and cause people to suffer from mild paralysis. Therefore, meniscus problems cannot be ignored. Meniscus problems are mainly mechanical injuries, such as meniscus strains, lacerations, etc., which are particularly prone to occur in athletes. Some mechanical accidents are also prone to cause meniscus injuries. The treatment of meniscus injuries mainly relies on conservative treatment. Let's take a look at how to perform conservative treatment of meniscus.

Meniscus tears are mostly caused by trauma, sprains, and long-term excessive weight-bearing. If the patient is young, it is mostly caused by trauma, but if the patient is older, more than half of the cases are caused by degenerative changes in the bone and joints. Due to the dehydration and degeneration of the meniscus, its elasticity is weakened. When encountering external force and weight-bearing, it may cause a meniscus tear. Your meniscus is a grade three injury or below. If it reaches the joint surface, it is a grade three injury. Due to the tear of the meniscus, it may lead to exudation of the meniscus and the formation of joint cavity effusion. The patient may have varying degrees of local pain, soreness, and fullness. Active treatment and prevention are recommended.

1. Conservative treatment: Eat more milk, eggs, soy products, vegetables and fruits, and supplement calcium when necessary. Do not take a cold bath or wash your feet immediately after sweating.

2. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine: For those with mild symptoms, conservative treatment can be used, such as Ji-Tang [Jian-Gu Shu-Luo-Tie], and functional exercises can also be done.

3. Massage therapy: Massage helps improve local blood circulation and has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

4. Acupuncture therapy: It can eliminate local edema and inflammation and play an auxiliary role.

5. Ion introduction: drug ions enter the skin through the pores at the opening of the sweat gland ducts, or enter the mucosal tissue through the gaps between mucosal and epithelial cells.

6. Ultraviolet therapy: Its therapeutic effects mainly include sterilization, anti-inflammation, analgesia, promoting wound healing, desensitization, promoting the formation of vitamin D3, and regulating the body's immune function.

7. Minimally invasive treatment: It is a new treatment method developed in the medical field in recent years.