Pain on the inside of my right knee

Everyone should know how important the knee plays in the human body, and that the knee is also a relatively complex joint. However, if you feel knee pain, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis in time so that you can find the correct method for treatment. Some patients feel pain on the inside of their right knee. What kind of knee disease might cause this?

The knee joint is a very complex and important joint. When the knee is painful, it will greatly affect the patient's ability to move normally. When it comes to knee pain, the most common cause is overstretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament.

From a physiological structure perspective, women are more susceptible to knee injuries than men. Women have wider hips, which increases the pressure on the inside of the knee, making the knee joint more prone to instability.

Of course, knee pain may also be caused by factors such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, strain injuries, overuse and poor posture.

Treatments for different degrees of knee pain

Generally, the treatment of knee pain is mainly conservative therapy, and the most commonly used is drug therapy to relieve pain. Furthermore, injections or physical therapy are used, and surgery is only performed for severe cases.

1. Physical therapy

The functions of physical therapy are to reduce inflammation, swelling, promote blood circulation, promote the absorption of inflammation, and improve knee joint function. The use of physical therapy can gently and effectively relieve the pain and stiffness of the knee joint.

Conventional physical therapy methods include ultrashort wave, microwave, iontophoresis, red light irradiation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS, etc. The shock wave pain therapy method, which has been recently used in pain treatment, has an immediate and definite therapeutic effect on knee pain, especially chronic soft tissue injuries of the knee, and is very popular among elderly friends.

2. Drug therapy

Although the use of anti-inflammatory analgesics during acute attacks cannot stop the progression of the disease, it can relieve pain and alleviate symptoms. Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics such as NSAIDs are usually used. However, these drugs can easily irritate the gastrointestinal tract and cause complications, and can damage kidney function. Therefore, these drugs should be taken after meals and under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine classifies this disease as arthralgia, believing that it is caused by deficiency of vital energy, exogenous cold and dampness, or trauma that leads to stagnation of qi and blood, internal generation of phlegm and dampness, which flow into muscles and joints.

Under the guidance of a Chinese medicine physician, comprehensive treatment can be carried out using methods such as acupuncture and massage, Chinese medicine fumigation, Chinese medicine external application, Chinese medicine internal administration, and functional exercise.

It should be emphasized here that knee pain is not a trivial problem. In order to reduce injuries to the knees, Voltaren recommends that friends pay attention to maintaining a healthy weight, developing body flexibility, training and regulating the function of the knee balancing muscles, and avoiding cold and keeping warm.