Inflammation of the knee

Inflammation of the knee can occur due to several causes. Typical symptoms of inflammation of the knee are local swelling, reddish irritated skin and pain on pressure. An inflammation (mild inflammatory response) is a normal natural response when soft tissues, muscles or tendons become irritated or damaged.

When tissue is damaged or irritated, the body will try and increase blood circulation to the area - this leads to pain, local swelling, heat development, reddish skin and pressure soreness. The swelling in the area can also lead to nerve compression, which we can see, among other things, when clamping the tibial nerve in the calf or knee area. These symptoms will vary in intensity depending on the injury or irritation of the tissue. It is important to distinguish between inflammation (inflammation) and infection (bacterial or viral infection).

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In this article, we will review and answer the following:

• Causes of Knee inflammation (Why do you get Knee inflammation?)
• Prevalence of Inflammation of the Knees (Who in the Population Is Most Affected by Knee Inflammation?)
• Symptoms of Inflammation of the Knee (What Types of Symptoms and Pain Do Inflammation of the Knee?)
• Diagnosis of Kneeitis (How to diagnose Kneeitis?)
• Treatment of Inflammation of the Knee (Who Treat Knee Inflammation? How is Inflammation of the Knee?
• Self-measures (What can be done on your own against inflammation of the knees?)
• Exercises and Exercise Against Inflammation of the Knee
• Exercise video (One at the beginning and two at the bottom of the article)

Relief and stress management in case of inflammation in the knees

Inflammation in the knees is a clear sign that your knee needs some extra help and relief. In addition to reducing strain, you can also help your knee by using a knee compression support. This provides increased stability and also contributes to increased blood circulation - which can be very useful in case of inflammation. The increased blood circulation can promote anti-inflammatory reactions due to the increased presence of white blood cells.

Tips: Knee compression support (The link opens in a new window)

Click on the image or link to read more about the knee compression support and how it provides relief for painful knees in everyday life.

VIDEO: Exercises against Knee Pain and Knee Ignition

This exercise program can help you fight your knee pain. The exercises will help you strengthen your knees and associated stability muscles in the hips, thighs and locally in the knees - which in turn will lead to them withstanding more and having better shock absorption.

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Causes of inflammation of the knee

As mentioned, inflammation or inflammation is a natural response from the immune system to repair an injury or irritation. This may occur due to overuse (without sufficient musculature to perform the task) or due to minor injuries. Here are some diagnoses that can cause inflammation or inflammation of the knee:

Arthritis (Arthritis)

Osteoarthritis (the pain depends on which joints are affected)

shin splints

Infrapatellar bursitis (knee mucosal inflammation)

Pes anserine bursitis (mucosal inflammation on inside knee)

Prepatellar bursitis (knee bowl mucosal inflammation)

rheumatism (the pain depends on which joints are affected)

Also read: This You Should Know About Osteoarthritis of the Knees

Who is affected by inflammation of the knee?

Absolutely everyone can be affected by an inflammation in the knee - as long as the activity or load exceeds what the soft tissue or muscles can withstand. Those who increase their training too quickly, especially in jogging, sports, weightlifting and especially those with a high repetitive load on the ankle and foot are most exposed - especially if the majority of the load is on a hard surface. Malpositions in the feet (overpronation and flatfoot) can also be a contributing cause of developing inflammation of the knee.

Inflammation of the knee can be very troublesome. If an inflammation occurs then you have to keep in mind that in most cases it is self-inflicted (a lot of walking on hard surfaces with lack of training of supporting muscles for example?), And that you are smart in listening to what your body is trying to tell you. . If you do not listen to the pain signals, the condition can be chronically damaged. Our advice is that you seek active treatment for the problem.

Symptoms of inflammation of the knee

Pain and symptoms will depend on the extent to which the knee has an inflammatory reaction. We remind you again that an inflammation and an infection are two completely different things - if you get a severe inflammatory reaction with heat development, fever and pus in the area, then you have an infection, but we will go into more detail in another article. Typical symptoms of inflammation include:

- Local swelling

Reddish, irritated skin

- Painful when pressing / touching

Also read: This You Should Know About Pain On The Outside Of The Knee

Diagnosis of inflammation of the knee

A clinical examination will be based on history and an examination. This will show reduced movement in the affected area and local tenderness. You will not normally need a further imaging examination - but in certain cases it may be relevant with an imaging examination to check whether an injury is the cause of the swelling or blood tests.

Diagnostic examination of inflammation of the knee (X-ray, MRI, CT or ultrasound)

An X-ray may exclude any fractures to the knee or knee. One MRI examination can show if there is any damage to tendons or structures in the area. Ultrasound can examine whether there is tendon damage - it can also see if there is fluid accumulation in the area.

Treatment of inflammation of the knee

The main purpose of treating inflammation in the knee is to remove any cause of the inflammation and then let the knee heal itself. As mentioned earlier, an inflammation is a completely natural repair process where the body increases blood circulation to the area to ensure faster healing - unfortunately it is so that sometimes the body can do a slightly good job and it may then be necessary with icing, anti-inflammatory laser and possible use of anti-inflammatory drugs (we remind you that overuse of NSAIDS can lead to a reduced repair in the area). Cold treatment can provide pain relief for sore joints and muscles, also in the knee. Blue. Biofreeze (opens in a new window) is a popular natural product. One should always try conservative treatment for a long time before resorting to invasive surgery (surgery and surgery), but in some cases this is the only way out. Direct conservative measures can be:

- Physical treatment (treatment of nearby muscles can provide pain relief)

- Rest (take a break from what caused the injury)

- Laser therapy

- Sports taping / kinesio taping

- Insole (this can lead to a more correct load on the foot and foot)

- Pressure wave treatment

Exercises and stretching

Also read: Have You Tried Pressure Wave Treatment?

Self-Action: What can I do even for knee pain?

1. General exercise, specific exercise, stretching and activity are recommended, but stay within the pain limit. Two walks a day of 20-40 minutes make good for the body and aching muscles.

2. Trigger point / massage balls we strongly recommend - they come in different sizes so you can hit well even on all parts of the body. There is no better self help than this! We recommend the following (click the image below) - which is a complete set of 5 trigger point / massage balls in different sizes:

3. Training: Specific training with training tricks of various opponents (such as this complete set of 6 knits of different resistance) can help you train strength and function. Knit training often involves more specific training, which in turn can lead to more effective injury prevention and pain reduction.

4. Pain Relief - Cooling: Biofreeze is a natural product that can relieve pain by cooling the area gently. Cooling is especially recommended when the pain is very severe. When they have calmed down then heat treatment is recommended - it is therefore advisable to have both cooling and heating available.

5. Pain Relief - Heating: Warming up tight muscles can increase blood circulation and reduce pain. We recommend the following reusable hot / cold gasket (click here to read more about it) - which can be used both for cooling (can be frozen) and for heating (can be heated in the microwave).

Recommended products for pain relief for knee pain

Biofreeze (Cold / cryotherapy)

Exercises and Training for Inflammation of the Knee

One should try to cut out too much weight-bearing exercise if one is afflicted with inflammation in the knee. Replace jogging with swimming, elliptical machine or exercise bike. Also, make sure that you stretch your thighs, calves, feet and train your feet lightly as shown this article.

Stability muscle training can help the body relieve joints and tendons. By training both strength in nearby muscles, as well as regularly performing movement exercises - such as those shown below - you can maintain good blood circulation and muscular elasticity. We recommend that you try to do these, or similar, exercises daily.

VIDEO: 6 Exercises against Significant Knee Arthrosis (Advanced Osteoarthritis of the Knees)

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It is also very important to recognize that a good hip function is essential to properly load the knees. Therefore, it is important that you also do the exercises shown below in this video as well.

VIDEO: 7 Exercises against Osteoarthritis / Wear in the Hip and Knee

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