Knee Pain treatment with effective home remedies: Knee pain symptoms, causes and FAQs

Knee pain treatment with home remedies

 

Knee pain is a common knee problem that can arise from any of the bony structures that comprise the knee joint, the kneecap, or the ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. Knee pain can be aggravated by physical activity and obesity, knee arthritis, etc affected by surrounding muscles and their movements, and triggered by other issues like injuries. Knee pain can affect people of all ages, and home remedies for knee pain can be effective unless the pain is severe. We would recommend if you get knee pain for more than 3 days with swelling, deformity you must see a doctor. In this article, we have provided causes for knee pain, along with knee pain symptoms and knee pain treatment at home. 

Knee pain causes

• Sprained knee: Due to stretching or tearing of fibrous tissue connecting the knee joint there can be knee pain.
• ACL injury: The torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee.
• Patellofemoral pain syndrome: the cartilage under the knee cap is damaged or overuse can cause knee pain, swelling, etc.
• Patella Dislocation: It happens in an injury type when the patella dislocates or slips from its actual position slightly bending the knees. It can lead to immense pain and swelling.
• Overweight: Being overweight or obese can cause excessive pressure on the cartilage muscles while over-walking or running. That can even lead to the breakdown of the joint cartilage.
• Bone Fracture: In case of some acute injury like bone fracture, torn ligament, burst cartilage, or any wound to the hip ankle, femur bone can be the reason for pain in the knee.
• Medical conditions: In the case of any previous injury due to accident or falling there are prominent chances to re-break that wound again. And even in some cases, knee pain aggravates because of some kind of infection.
• Arthritis: This is the problem wherein the cartilage muscle wear and tear with age and overuse. It can cause severe knee pain.

Knee pain symptoms

There can be various symptoms of knee pain depending upon how severe the pain is. A few of them are as follows:

• Swollenness and stiffness
• Redness marks
• Instability in walking
• Popping or crunching sounds while moving
• Inability to fully extend the knee

Knee pain precautions

• Exercise mindfully: Exercising should be done with caution. If you have arthritis, chronic knee pain, or recurrent injuries, you may need to modify your exercise routine. Choose low-impact activities.
• Reduce the weight: In case you have extra weight while dealing with knee pain. It’s better that you shed the extra weight as it will lay extra acceleration to the cartilage muscles which can tear the joint. Go for a daily walk and start eating a healthy diet to create a calorie deficit.
• Increase strength and Flexibility: Balance and stability training improves the coordination of the muscles around your knees. Stretching is also important because tight muscles can contribute to injury. Incorporate flexibility exercises into your workouts.

Knee pain: Home Remedies

Fenugreek Seeds Remedy

• Take 2 tablespoons of (smooth) fenugreek seeds powder with 1 glass of water in the morning.

Benefits: Especially for knee pain in the elderly. This remedy will also cure heels pain if consistently done for 1 to 2 months.

• Fenugreek seeds can be used as a replacement for fish oil without any doubt. Just like cord liver oil, it can cure knee pain, nerve disease, polyuria, rickets, blood deficiency, Arthritis.
  
• Just at the place of fish oil use 2 tsp of fenugreek seeds powder with milk. It will give the same benefits.

Fenugreek Knee Pain Remedy

• Early morning take 3-4 walnut kernels on an empty stomach will cure knee pain
• It will act as a lubricant on the bones and increase mental abilities.
• Also eating coconut kernels will also remove the problem of knee pain.

Vijayasaar, Walnut Kernels, Coconut pieces, and Fenugreek seeds

Vijaysaar wood (Latin-Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb)

• Especially Knee or joint pain that happens due to rubbing of the bones.
• Daily use of Vijay Saar wood (Latin-Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb) will lead to a knee pain cure.

How to do –

• Take 6 gm of Vijaysaar wood piece or powder.
• Add 250 gm water in a glass jar.
• Soak that powder/wood piece in water in the evening (6PM)
• Early morning (6AM) filter and drink it.
• Repeat this same process and drink this in the evening (6PM)
• Any joint pain problems in the knee, neck, back, the bone will be cured. In winters one can also boil this wood and take it as tea.

How to check the Quality of Vijaysaar Wood?

Soak it in water and if it releases red color then it is correct otherwise if it’s white it will be of no use. Keep it in mind to always use a new piece of wood.

FAQs

Q. What causes knee pain in ladies?

Normally knee pain is caused due to some injury, torn cartilage, or a ruptured ligament. But ladies are more prone to knee pain because women's bodies are built differently than men's. Women have wider hips with thighbones moving inwards from hips to the knee that creates more pressure on the knee joint.

 

Q. Why does knee pain when bending down?

Repeated kneeling and bending, falling, or over-pressuring the knee cap can irritate the bursa (present on kneecap). This overuse of these actions can lead to knee pain and swelling.

 

Q. What can cause knee pain without injury?

One can feel knee pain without any major causes only if he or she is suffering from any past injuries, infections, knee arthritis, bursitis, knee tendonitis, and Iliotibial band syndrome, cancer, or ankle problems.

 

Q. Why there is sudden knee pain after walking?

This is a very common issue that happens mostly with physically inactive people. Repeated actions of walking, running or skipping, etc. can become the reason for sudden knee pain. As the tendons become inflamed and swollen.

 

Q. What are the types of knee pain?

There are basically three types of knee pain which are:

1. An acute injury such as bone fracture, torn ligament, etc.
2. Medical conditions could be any kind of infection or arthritis.
3. Chronic overuse where the person's inner knee muscles swell such as bursitis.

 

Q. How to deal with inside knee pain due to ligament fracture?

You must first give proper rest to the affected knee so it could heal properly. Use an ice pack to the injured area 3 - 4 times a day for about 20 minutes. This will reduce inflammation. If it still doesn’t work go to a specialist doctor.

 

Q. How to do knee pain treatment at home?

You can heal your knee pain through several methods such as low impact activities, heat and cold therapy, herbal ointments such as ginger, cinnamon, or sesame oil. Take walnut and coconut kernels on a daily basis to get effective results quickly.