What do you do when your knee hurts?

Answer 1

It is always worth seeing a doctor with any injury, to rule out anything serious. The best thing to do initially is PRICE

Protect:Avoid any activities that cause pain.

Rest:Without rest, continual strain is placed on the area, which can lead to increased knee swelling, pain, and possible further injury. There is also a risk of the area not healing properly if it is not allowed to rest.

However, the key is RELATIVE rest because at complete rest a muscle loses 3-5% of its strength every day!

Ice:Ice wrapped in a towel and applied for 10-15 minutes can help to reduce knee swelling and pain. When the knee is damaged, you get bleeding into the joint and an increase in the amount of synovial fluid.

Compress:The most effective way to apply and maintain compression on the knee is to use a specially designed elastic bandage called tubigrip

Elevate:Elevation helps to reduce knee swelling by helping the excess fluid drain back into the body's system. Lie down and prop your leg up so your knee is higher than your heart so the fluid can drain away.

Other treatment options include painkillers, acupuncture, knee braces, steroid injections, exercises and surgery

Answer 2

Okay, so my left knee hurts whenever I really move it. The school year has just started, and I have gym Monday-Friday. I think it might be because of that, so I don't really want to complain to anyone and go about my day hoping it'll just go away. (I'm pretty sure my sore muscles are also just because of gym) I told my parents (my dad is a chiropractor, by the way) and about how it started a few days into gym. They never commented on the gym part. My dad gave me a knee adjustment and it didn't help at all. The pain seems to be coming from the inside. I'm kind of worried. My friend (who is always with me during gym) says I should tell the teacher, but I don't want the teacher to think I'm making too big of a deal about it. If it helps, I'm 12 years old- which also concerns me a bit also. Help :(

Answer

Are you in the midst of a growth spurt? My sons has Osgood-Schlatters disease--just a time where the bone and the tendons are growing at different rates. Used to be a real worry--surgery, etc.--but not these days. You basically rest the knee and ice it and in a few months the pain goes away. Soccer and other sideways movements are hard on it: a doctor's excuse (not your Dad) should get you to an easier-going PE.

Answer 3

Cut or Scraped Knee:

• Clean around the wound with soap and water.
• Apply rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol)
• Apply a bandage to the wound. (bandages with antibiotic ointment are great as well)
• Change the bandage daily and check for improvement.

Remember, if the damage is deep, visit the doctor. If the knee is not cut, but might be damaged, visit a specialist.

Answer 4

Try not to move it so much and keep it in a still position. Every so often slowly bend your knee a little and then straighten it out. If it still hurts after a day or two, go and see a doctor. -- Also try and take some painkillers.. It'll help ease the pain, but it won't get rid of it.

Answer 5

i had a knee operation and i put ice on it and kept it up
i then saw a phsyio and he really helped

Answer 6

That would depend what activity you were doing, and If it were on that may be strenoues to the knees, such as running, jumping, or kneeling for long periods of time

Answer 7

Put cold water or a bag of Ice over it.

Answer 8

RICE rest ice compress an elevate