There are several websites where an individual can find out how to tend for a swollen knee. Examples would include WikiHow, WebMD, Native Remedies, and Livestrong.
A swollen knee should be treated by putting ice on it three times a day for twenty minutes at a time, soaking it in a warm bath and wrapping it in a compression bandage.
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For swollen joints you need ice and maybe a lukewarm soak in a bath of epsom salt.
Helps to relax the muscles and promotes healing.
If your knee is swollen, it is almost certainly painful too. This often results in you trying to protect that leg and you start moving differently to normal which puts more strain on your good knee, which may then develop pain. The best way to reduce swelling is to elevate, compress and ice your knee - see the related link below for more information on how to do it safely
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Ice is a noun (Put ice on your swollen knee) and a verb (Ice your swollen knee).
Less than a month. More or less 2 weeks. Can expect to return about six to seven months after surgical reconstruction.
I am the same way i had acl and minsc. repair and 4 months later its still swollen, so I'm getting an mri... and they blame it on me tearing it even though i hardly walked for the whole time!
it could mean that your bursa(not sure how spelled) in your knee is swollen. they are there to protect your knee cap and normally have fluid in them. if you hit your knee on something really hard then it could have caused your bursa sack to swell up to protect the knee cap. normally, it just hurts for a little but you can still do things on it, it wont matter.
bruising after knee arthroscopy...hi i too had knee arthroscopy last Tuesday and my leg is bruised from the knee down to ankle. i have back up to hospital and have had blood test and ultra scan done and was told there is nothing to worry about and that is normal after the arthroscopy.