What Can Help With Knee Pain?

Do not forget to consult a specialist in order to carry out the necessary examinations. Unless the injury is acute, you can use kinesio tape which will give satisfactory results.

Knee discomfort can be sharp and very painful. They can be caused by temporary or chronic injury, wear and tear, improper exposure, or inflammatory diseases. What can help with knee pain ?

The entire body weight rests on the knee joints, which can quickly lead to overloading or incorrect movements.

In the following you will learn more about the reasons and causes of knee pain. It will also give you great tips on remedies to relieve pain at home. Medicinal plants, oils or even vegetables help.

Possible reasons

Here we summarize the most common reasons for knee pain for you:

• Osteoarthritis: inflammation of the joints
• Bursitis : Inflammation caused by excessive strain or persistent injury to the knee.

• Tendonitis: inflammation of the eyes. This can happen when running, jumping, or walking fast. Tendonitis of the knee increases the risk of overusing the tendon.
• Injury to or strain on the ligaments : You can usually hear a crackling sound associated with a sharp pain.
• Injury to the meniscus:  This usually occurs after the knee is rotated too abruptly. The pain can appear immediately or after two days.
• Muscle strain or sprain:  This is also an injury to the ligaments, but it is less serious. This is caused by twisting the knee.
• Baker’s cyst : In this case, swelling also occurs because fluid has accumulated in the knee.

According to Chinese medicine, if we have chronic knee pain and cannot find a specific injury, then we should know that  our knees are related to the kidneys.

So if we have knee pain, then we should also take care of the health of our kidneys. If our kidneys are functioning properly, the pain in the knees may go away on its own.

What can you do?

• In the case of an acute injury,  the knee should not be moved; cool it and let it rest. Then it is best to see your family doctor so that he can find out the cause and make a diagnosis.
• If you have had pain for a long time and it is chronic, it is best to see  a physiotherapist or a bone specialist. The physiotherapist can also use the kine-tape technique. Elastic adhesive plasters with colors that are also used by many professional athletes are used. These patches are incredibly effective.

In the following we will also give you some tips for treatment with natural remedies so that you can relieve knee pain at home.

Cabbage wrap

Cabbage has a strong anti-inflammatory effect . Use green cabbage and dip a few leaves in hot water for a moment. Crush the leaves so that the juice comes out.

Then place the cabbage leaves directly on the inflamed knee and cover it with a cloth and then with silver paper or plastic wrap. Let the wrap sit for at least 30 minutes.

Massages with oil

Depending on the temperature of the knee, you can make a homemade oil that can either warm or cool the knee.

• If there is inflammation, the knee is red and the skin is warm:  50 ml of almond oil + 15 drops of mint essential oil.

• If you are in pain but  your skin is cold: sesame oil or olive oil + 15 drops of ginger essential oil.

St. John’s wort oil for knee pain

This is an oil with a therapeutic effect. You can make St. John’s wort oil yourself. It improves our blood circulation and also helps with blows, burns and accelerates wound healing. It also works as a natural antidepressant.

For the oil you need fresh St. John’s wort flowers and olive oil. Crush the flowers a little and mix them with the OIL. Let the oil sit for half an hour, until it turns a reddish color.

The oil is then applied to the affected area with a gentle massage two to three times a day.

Treatment with arnica

Arnica is considered the most popular remedy among athletes and those who borrow from inflammation. Arnica is used in natural medicine as well as in homeopathy because of its anti-inflammatory effects.

This plant is available either as an ointment or as a gel in drug stores and natural health stores.

If you decide to have a treatment with homeopathy, then you can complement it with an ointment. We recommend taking  Arnica Montana 9 CH. 

Three of these are placed under the tongue three times a day. The beads should not be taken with meals, beverages, strong smells, or ingredients with menthol (chewing gum, toothpaste, etc.).

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