What if my knees are swollen and sore?
If you feel pain, then this is definitelyindicates a problem. In the event that the knees are swollen and aching, care must be taken immediately. The only question is what causes pain.
Below we will consider the most common causes of pain in the knee.
The reasons why my knees are swollen and aching
- Gonarthrosis, or, in simple terms, arthrosis of the knee joint. What it is? This is the process of knee joint destruction. With prolonged flow leads to a restriction of mobility and deformation.
- Gonit, gonarthrite. It is an inflammatory disease of the knee joint, which can be both an independent pathology and a complication after a transferred illness.
- Damage to the meniscus. As the name implies, this pain in the knee appears due to injury. In this case, the injury, as a result of which the meniscus was damaged, can be quite insignificant. If the meniscus damage is not treated, then it can go on into a chronic form, and this, in turn, is fraught with the development of deforming arthrosis. People with this trauma complain that their knees are swollen and sore. Meanwhile, edema is a normal condition with a trauma of this kind.
- Periarthritis or inflammation of the knee tendonthe joint. This is just the case when the pain manifests itself not so much in the knee, as under the knee, that is, on the reverse side. Pain increases with walking and physical activity. it is characteristic that periarthritis affects women after 40 years who have problems with excess weight.
The nature of pain will indicate its cause!
Depending on the nature of thepain, you can understand what caused them. Dull, aching pains that increase during movement are a sure sign of arthrosis. If, in addition to this, the knees are swollen and aching, then most likely it's arthritis. With arthritis, the temperature of the joint also increases, that is, the knee becomes hot by touch. Frequent aching pain can indicate thrombosis of the veins of the legs. Since this is a dangerous pathology, the doctor should be contacted immediately. If the pain arose unexpectedly after a jump or fall - there is a trauma to the meniscus. Strong symmetrical pain in the knee joints occurs with rheumatoid arthritis. If the knee is swollen and hot, in 99 cases out of 100 a person has arthritis, so urgent measures must be taken. Of course, there are situations when you immediately need to see a doctor. For example, if the knee is swollen after a bruise, then everything is possible, right up to the crack of the knee cap and the tearing of the meniscus.
If the pains are of a variable nature, then you can alleviate the condition with the help of heat compresses and ointments, and also with the old proven method - to knead the knee with a warm woolen shawl.
A simple ointment recipe if the knees are swollen and aching
Mix a spoonful of salt with a spoonful of soda, adding inthe resulting pulp 7-10 drops of iodine. Then apply the obtained ointment on the knee and wrap it for 15 minutes. Rinse the salt, soda and iodine, and then spread the knee with vitamin cream. Positive dynamics will begin to be traced after 3-4 procedures.
