Causes of Knee Joint Pain
- Trauma is an external factor for knee joint pain. It gives a jerk to the knee joint followed by an inflammation. Frequent trauma and carelessness lead to degeneration.
- Degeneration in knee joint is a progressive but irreversible process. It degenerates the bone, the cartilage and the sheath. It takes place due to age, trauma, malnutrition & over weight. As knee is a weight bearing joint , it is highly susceptible to degeneration.
- Infection may be internal or external. It may be pathogenic or not. But it gives pain. Inflammatory arthritis, tubercular arthritis are the best examples.
- Different types of Arthritis like Rheumatism, Gout, Osteoarthritis etc also give rise to knee joint pain. Also chronic rheumatoid arthritis behave like an “Osteoarthritis knee”.
- Others
Home remedies for Knee pain
We suggest you home remedies for knee pain.
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- Bed rest
- Icing in acute traum case. Cold treatment subsides the inflammation due to trauma.
- Hot fomentation in chronic case. An oil massage and hot fomentation calms down the exaggerated Vata dosha and so as the pain. Pain is the complication of exaggerated Vata dosha.
- Nourishing oil fomentation and oil massage in degenerative arthritis case. This is done by Taila dhara (Pizhichil).
- Knee cap, Knee support- Doctors at Astang Ayurveda always (Although sometimes, one knee is affected) suggest to put on knee cap bilaterally.
- Pultice (Upanaha)- Purchase Upanaha powder from near by Ayurveda medicine shop. Make a hot paste of the same with water and milk in 1:1 ratio. Spread the paste over a sheet and wrap around the knee joint. Keep it for at least three hours. Then wipe it out with hot water.
- Knee Exercise:-
- Sit on a chair and extend and raise the affected leg putting on five kg weight on the ankle joint. Repeat the processs 10 times within three repeatations, thrice daily.
- Cycle in air slleping on the back.
- Extend and dorsiflex the both feet.
- Follow arthritis diet
Written By: Dr A P Nayak on 26th June 2013.
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