The knees hurt - what should I do?

Daily our legs withstand enormous loads. Since our distant ancestors - humanoid primates - have risen to the hindlimbs, it is on the feet that the entire mass of the body lies. And since the knees are involved in the bending of the leg, it is often they who first let know that something undesirable happens with the legs. Of course, the best fight against knee diseases is the prevention of disease (moderate exercise, caring for the right weight, healthy lifestyle). But, let's say, we already have a situation when the knees are very sore: what to do in this case?

Let's start by examining why we canto hurt your knees. The human knee is the largest joint of the body. The bones of the knee are divided by two menisci (disks), their tendons, ligaments and muscles interlace. That all this extremely mobile structure unhindered to bend and unbend, inside the knee joint there is an articular cartilage, fulfilling the role of "machine lubrication". It also serves as a shock absorber for bruises and falls on the knee. So, if violations occur in at least one part of this complex joint, a person's knees ache. What can I do and can I help my feet?

Of course, you can, and even at home. Although self-medication without consulting a doctor will bring harm rather than good. After all, only an expert can reveal the reason why the knee hurts, what to do and how to treat it. If you are a fan of traditional medicine, you can help the basic treatment, but only the doctor will determine what your knee needs - physiotherapy, medication or he needs surgical intervention. After all, the causes of pain and treatment depends.

Let us now consider the main causes of pain inknee joint. The most common cause is knee injury. But what exactly is damaged in the knee joint - a fracture or a crack in the patella or tibia, a rupture of one of the menisci, a dislocation or a sprain of the ligaments or tendons - the surgeon must say after the X-ray. So, consider the situation when there was edema or hematoma at the injury site, you feel numbness, tingling, legs become pale or become blue; or, on the contrary, the place of injury becomes hotter than other parts of the body, and the knees ache greatly, what to do before going to the doctor? Apply a cold compress (ice pack) to the site of the injury and take an anesthetic. Try not to step on your aching leg. Do not rush to put a tight bandage or elastic bandage - for some injuries it is contraindicated. And in no case can not apply heating or alcohol compresses.

Often knee joints suffer in athletesbecause of heavy training (weightlifting, bicyclists, weightlifters). But even in ordinary people, sometimes because of the loads, there are such troubles: it is necessary to abuse too great a burden, during pregnancy, or because of excess body weight - first of all, the knees suffer and hurt. What to do in this situation? It is appropriate to impose an elastic bandage to fix the loosened joint. In pharmacies are now sold a variety of bandage knee pads, what exactly is needed for your leg - the doctor will tell. If you are a young girl and only recently discovered the advantages of heels, then most likely, you have knees ached due to a patellar bias. You will have to give up high pins until your legs get stronger.

But what to do if the injury, it seems, was not,We did not wear weights, and did not put on heels, and my knees still hurt? The cause of this phenomenon may be the drying of the joint fluid. With age or by virtue of a genetic predisposition, this fluid, responsible for the smooth sliding of the bones in the knee joint, dries up, and the person feels discomfort, his knees ache. Treatment should be aimed at making the body produce this fluid. The drug "Teraflex" has shown its effectiveness, although it takes a long time to take it. Of the folk remedies, a tincture of 3 tablespoons of eucalyptus leaf, 2 weeks on a half liter of vodka, has proved its worth. This tincture needs to be rubbed into the knee. Compresses made of kefir and chalk, and baths with buttercup also help. Inside, you can take on an empty stomach mixture of ground celery, lemon, a small head of garlic and 2-3 tbsp. spoons of honey.