There are 187 joints in the body, but probably none of them cause as many problems as the elbow, shoulder and knee joints. Especially the knee joints, as most often they are bruised and overloaded. Many people, eating an extra cake, do not think about the fact that every extra kilogram increases the load on our knees fourfold. If you do not want to have problems, then you need to take care of your joints, learn how and what to do to prevent them, how to cure a swollen joint and how to ensure that this does not happen again in the future. What is the first way to relieve pain and reduce swelling, in a situation when the leg is swollen, what should I do? Apply ice and make a pressure bandage. Put your foot on a slight elevation. Use ointments that relieve inflammation. Then, when the pain goes away a bit, immediately go to the doctor.
Knee function , pain management and prevention
Our knees did not think at all as a support, if the working conditions imply standing or crawling on them (laying tiles on the floor, plumbing, etc.). Prolonged emphasis on the knees, the load on them leads to awkward positions that damage the cartilage and connective tissue of the joints.
In America, there is a Center for Knee Damage, where its leader, J.M. Fox, conducts treatment and periodic classes for the prevention of joint diseases. He released a book called Save Your Knees. You can find out some of his recommendations when his knee is swollen: what to do. First apply the principle of OLDS. It is nothing but rest, ice, pressure and elevation.
It is necessary for any attack of pain in the knee after exercise to put ice on the knee, putting his foot on a raised platform and make a pressure bandage. This procedure relieves pain well. Make it lasting no more than 20-35 minutes. Heat and heaters should be used with great care, as this contributes to the development of inflammatory processes and their spread.
What you need to do to facilitate the work of the knees and strengthen them
1. Reduce your weight - this is the first thing to do. The main problem associated with the load of the knees is overweight. The extra 5 kilograms load the knee several times.
2. Be wary of knee pads, as they can squeeze the patella into the knee and cause harm rather than benefit. The knee pad should fit exactly to your knee.
3. The sound of a click in the knee and a sharp pain following it is a sign of tearing off the cartilage or tearing of the ligament. Swollen leg. What to do? First, remove the pain, put ice on your knee and go to the doctor, not putting off until later.
4. Use painkillers (mediprene, ibuprofen, diclofenac, advil), they relieve inflammation and pain, without affecting the stomach, like tablets. Ibuprofen significantly improves mobility of the knee joint, eliminates the effects of acute damage to the knee ligament.
5. Be sure to do strengthening exercises for the knees. The popliteal quadriceps, as well as the hamstrings, should be strengthened first. When the leg is swollen, what should I do? Relieve inflammation, and then, when the knee is cured, do the following exercises to strengthen it:
• Sit on the floor, stretch your legs, put a roller from a twisted towel under your knees. Tighten the leg muscles, but do not move the leg itself. Keep your muscles in tension for at least 35 seconds. Then relaxation. Do such exercises daily, gradually bringing the amount of stress and relaxation to 40-50 times.
• Sit on the floor, resting his back against the wall, under the lower back you can put a pillow. Tighten the leg muscles, raise the leg above the floor and hold above the floor for 10-15 seconds. Do 3 sets of 10 climbs.
• To strengthen the hamstrings. Lie on the floor on your stomach, resting your chin on the floor. Put a load on the shin: a bag of sand, salt, coins. Raise your foot slowly and lower it. Before you lower your foot to the floor, hold it for 3-4 seconds.
Control the load and do not overpower yourself by doing exercises through pain. Do with some effort, but do not allow discomfort. It is important to listen to your body. If the leg is swollen due to overvoltage, what should I do? To do the same: first remove the inflammation, go to the doctor’s office and treat the joint, and then do exercises to strengthen it. It is completely unacceptable to walk with pain, wait for complications, and then suffer from joint pain for several months or even years.
Accidental injuries and, as a result, swelling of the tissues of joints or muscles
Household injuries and occasional injuries to joints and muscles of an arm or leg sometimes occur. For example, a hand or foot may become inflamed at the site of a cat’s bite or scratch. Cat saliva has a specific composition and bacteria that provoke inflammation. They are called "cat scratch disease." In this case, if the arm is swollen, what should I do?
Do not panic, scratches and bites become inflamed, but the infection does not go far. Wounds can not heal for a long time, fester. Treatment should be started with rinsing the wound well with a hydroperit tablet, then treating it with brilliant green, which not only disinfects well, but also wounds the wounds. It is better not to use alcohol tincture and iodine and not to drink antibiotics, since they are useless. Castellani liquid works very well , it colors the skin, but it heals inflammations very well and dries them, preventing the occurrence of a purulent infection.