Treating knee pain
As you have seen, there are several causes of knee pain your doctor may need to think about before establishing a final diagnosis. Each diagnosis has a set of medical recommendations to follow and medications to take. For example:
◘ Rheumatoid arthritis: It is an inflammatory problem that requires anti-inflammatories and often steroids and other drugs to control the progression of the disease.
◘ Osteoarthritis: The majority of cases are significantly improved with anti-inflammatories and knee braces. In some cases, doctors might recommend hyaluronic acid, and advanced cases of osteoarthritis require placing an artificial joint.
◘ Bursitis: It is often solved with home measures and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In some cases, doctors might prescribe steroid injections in the articulation.
◘ Infectious arthritis: In cases of knee pain associated with an infectious disease, antibiotics are an essential part of the treatment. Your doctor might also recommend aspiration of the articulation in some cases.
◘ Jumper’s knee: It is often solved by following a series of medical recommendations to improve the inflammation and pain symptoms along with over-the-counter drugs and physiotherapy exercises.
In some cases, knee pain may require surgery, and it is often arthroscopic surgery to fix ligament problems. Each case should be evaluated by the treating doctor and would receive a different treatment approach.
