How to remove knee pain

Most often, the pain in the knee caused due to trauma or inflammation of the joint. Also soreness can be felt after a busy day, a long walk. Sometimes, pain for no apparent reason, however, every step brings pain, which greatly limits the possibility of movement. Whatever the cause of the pain, you cannot leave it without attention. There are several ways on how to relieve the pain in my knees.

You will need

• - ice;
• - pain medication on the basis of nimesulide or ibuprofen;
• - orthotics;
• - cabbage leaf;
• - baking soda;
• - olive oil.

Instruction

1. Wrap an ice pack in a towel and apply to the sore knee. Cooling helps to briefly remove the pain symptom, however, cannot be used as the primary method of treatment.
2. Take pain medicine. For pain symptom of arthritis the most effective drugs on the basis of nimesulide ("Nise", "Nimesil", "NIMULID", etc.), ibuprofen ("Nurofen", "Solpaflex", etc.) or plain aspirin.
3. Use orthotics, especially if knee pain occurs after a long walk. In the presence of orthopedic problems (e.g. flat feet) without them simply can not do. Reduce physical activity: if you exercise, take a break for a while; with the lift, give the preference to him, not the stairs, even if you need to climb to the second or third floor.
4. Do not sit in the "legs". It only increases the pain and slows recovery. Try to keep the affected leg in a straightened condition, this reduces the load on the patella and eliminate the pain.
5. Make small cuts in cabbage leaf and attach it to the affected knee. Top, cover all with plastic and secure with bandage. Do such bandage at night, by morning, the knee pain finally pass.
6. Dissolve in a liter of warm water a tablespoon of baking soda. The resulting solution was soaked gauze and apply it to the sore knee. Do the compress for 15-20 minutes, then lubricate the knee olive or sunflower oil. Perform the procedure daily, they contribute to the removal of salts from the joints, making the pain subside by itself.
7. If the above treatment does not help, contact your specialist. In some cases, effective physiotherapy, and sometimes to cure a sore knee can only be surgically removed.