What is the best knee pain relief?
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After working unloading trucks for 6 months, my knees hurt so much I couldn't climb the 1 flight of steps to my apartment. My cousin, who works in a nursery and spends all day kneeling and lifting trees and plants, turned me on to glucosamine sulfate.\n\nBuy them at ay drug store. Glucosamine Sulfate. Not the fancier stuff with extra stuff in it. \nTake 2 at night for a week.\nThen take 1 a day for at least a month. \nYou'll feel like a new person.\n\nWhenever you have flare-ups in the future, take 1 a day until the pain stops - usually in a week.\n\nIt helps to rebuild the cartalige in your knees, and your bones are pressing on their natural cushion again, unstead of a flattened, compressed sponge, which creates friction on your bones.
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Short-Term Relief\n\n    * Medications--Because people with osteoarthritis have very little inflammation, pain relievers such as acetaminophen (Tylenol*) may be effective. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis generally have pain caused by inflammation and often benefit from aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil).\n\n    * Heat and cold--The decision to use either heat or cold for arthritis pain depends on the type of arthritis and should be discussed with your doctor or physical therapist. Moist heat, such as a warm bath or shower, or dry heat, such as a heating pad, placed on the painful area of the joint for about 15 minutes may relieve the pain. An ice pack (or a bag of frozen vegetables) wrapped in a towel and placed on the sore area for about 15 minutes may help to reduce swelling and stop the pain. If you have poor circulation, do not use cold packs.\n\n    * Joint protection--Using a splint or a brace to allow joints to rest and protect them from injury can be helpful. Your physician or physical therapist can make recommendations.\n\n    * Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)--A small TENS device that directs mild electric pulses to nerve endings that lie beneath the skin in the painful area may relieve some arthritis pain. TENS seems to work by blocking pain messages to the brain and by modifying pain perception.\n\n    * Massage--In this pain-relief approach, a massage therapist will lightly stroke and/or knead the painful muscle. This may increase blood flow and bring warmth to a stressed area. However, arthritis-stressed joints are very sensitive, so the therapist must be familiar with the problems of the disease.\n\nOsteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are chronic diseases that may last a lifetime. Learning how to manage your pain over the long term is an important factor in controlling the disease and maintaining a good quality of life. Following are some sources of long-term pain relief.
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RICE -- Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Really, the only way to heal a sprain (which is a stretch or a tear of a ligament), or a strain (which is a pulled muscle) is to rest. Continuing to exercise will only irritate the affected area more, and lengthen the healing time. \n\nSprains can be very serious injuries, resulting in a complete tear of the ligament. If you continue to have trouble walking or moving the joint, or the swelling has not gone down, see a doctor. \n\nYou can also take over the counter anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs - Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) to help reduce swelling and control pain. Common ones include ibuprofen and Aleve. \n\nYou can help to avoid sprains and strains by stretching thoroughly before and after exercise, and being aware of your body and its limitations.
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I'm a doctor, but not an orthopedist.  You should probably see an orthopedic specialist.  You could have any number of problems, from a strain/sprain to arthritis to torn ligaments.  Many knee problems can be treated with medication, special exercises or a brace, but some require injections or surgery.\n\nYou need to have a good exam by a doc to know for sure.  A week is long enough for a mild injury to start feeling better.\n\nGood luck.
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sir dont take me wrong but surgery is the last option we can opt for, if you have no problem with money there is a Ayurvedic alternative it is  located in kerala people from other countries go there, it is the best in the world (you have asked for in the country) here is the url which will help you go there http://www.keralatourism.org/index.php?source=desti&destid=74&zone=1\nbest of luck for your knee cure.
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First, if you are having pain then there is something wrong and you should not just "suck it up".  You need to specify what activities are causing pain and when.  \n\nAsk yourself these special questions:\nIs it sharp pain or dull pain? (chemical vs. mechanical pain)\nIs it intermittent or constant? (activity driven or constant)\nDoes the knee "give way" (esp. with descending stairs)? (possible ligaments instability)\nDoes the knee lock (won't straighten all the way)? (possible loose body in joint or meniscus tear)\nDo you get popping/grinding/"rice crispies" feeling with moving the knee? (possible chondromalacia, osteoarthritis)\n\nThe treatment depends on the problem.
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Soak your knee in Epsom salt.
996193
I had the knee injections last year and at first I was ecstatic.  I could walk without pain for the first time in years.  It lasted for a few months but then the pain came back.  I am going back in for an exam again and determine whether to go with the injection for the third time or see what other alternative there is.
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Rest - Without rest, continual strain is placed on the area\n\nIce - Ice is excellent at reducing the inflammatory response and the pain from heat generated\n\nCompression - Compression aims to reduce the oedematous swelling that results from the inflammatory process.\n\nElevation - Elevation aims to reduce swelling by increasing venous return of blood to the systemic circulation. \n\nYou don't believe in HI-RICE?\n\nHydration - Adequate hydration allows body functions, including repair, to work at optimal levels.\n\nIbuprofen - Ibuprofen is a NSAID that can both reduce pain and significantly reduce swelling.
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Please see the webpages for more details on Diabetic neuropathy. Control your blood sugar below 126 mg/dL strictly by diet (free of sugar, fat and oils) and take morning-walk exercise regularly. If so, your knee pain will fade away. Still the problem exists consult your doctor.
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as a physical therapist,i recommend u to have hotpacks for 15-20 mins on the affected area for pain relief..secondly do some joint mobilization exercise x 10 reps x 2 sets .And lastly you should use a single tip cane on the unaffected knee for the reason to reduce weight on the affected area..
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I have very bad knees, I've already had surgery on one of them for degenerating cartilage. I'm only 20. Before the surgery, I tried physical therapy. In there I found some good stretches, but the most important thing was the discovery that I can use the stationary bike with minimal or no pain. If you decide to do this, keep it at a lower resistance. If it hurts, reduce the resistance. I usually bike on level 2 or so, although bikes differ.
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advil or tylenol is what i was recommended.  didn't completely relieve the pain, but it helped to ease it.
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I don't know how keen you are to try yoga- but it has played a huge part in my knee injury recovery. Try Iyengar Yoga, or Phoenix rising yoga therapy.
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I had Arthoscopy surgery back in Nov. I had a chipped bone and also had arthritis clean up. My knee still bothers me at times, are you in an immobilizer or anything to keep your leg straight? Or on crutches? Its going to take time for it to heal, knees have a long healing process.
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If you recently injured it is likely in an inflamed stated i.e. red, hot, swollen, and painful.  So the best way to handle that for the next few days is RICE (rest ice compression elevation) \nrest- take it easy respect pain and don’t do any thing that hurts it you can make it worse, but you should still be active because too little activity can cause your muscles to atrophy and cause more problems besides your knee will like the blood flow just be smart and slow\nIce - get an ice pack and use it for about 5-15/hour minutes whenever the pain goes away and you have a little bit of a numbing effect ice is a natural anti-inflammatory.\nCompression maybe an ace bandage around the knee NOT VERY TIGHT! You can wrap it while you ice to help limit swelling\nElevation when you ice or are just kicking back elevate your knee but that only works when you get the knee higher than your heart, elevating will help with swelling as well
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The best pain relief I have found for cramps is motrin.  Yes you can take it.