What are the treatment methods of knee synovitis?

Synovitis of knee joint refers to a kind of knee joint disease with clinical manifestations such as pain, swelling, fever and limited joint activity caused by exudative inflammatory reaction caused by stimulation of synovium of knee joint.

cardinal symptom

Knee joint pain: the main symptom of mild knee synovitis is knee joint pain, which will be aggravated when knee joint moves (as above, when going down stairs or climbing mountains).

Swelling of knee joint: there is effusion or hematocele in the joint cavity, and the knee joint gradually swells, which is uncomfortable due to abdominal distension and fluctuates when pressing.

Knee joint fever: the skin temperature at the swollen part rises, and it causes fever consciously.

Limited knee joint activity: due to joint pain and swelling, sometimes combined with knee joint injury, knee joint activity will be limited, and there will be symptoms such as limping and difficulty in moving.

How to treat synovitis of knee joint? You can use the following methods as a reference ~

general treatment

Patients with severe symptoms need to stay in bed to reduce knee joint load and flexion and extension activities. When resting in bed, exercise the contraction and relaxation of thigh muscles, promote the absorption of joint effusion and prevent muscle atrophy. You can take a short walk after you get better.

Local fixation

The synovitis of knee joint caused by trauma needs to be fixed locally with elastic bandage or plaster support for 2 ~ 3 weeks, so that the damaged synovium of knee joint can be fully rested and the wound can be repaired. The fixed time should not be too long to avoid severe muscle atrophy and joint stiffness.

physiatrics

It mainly includes ultrasonic therapy, which can improve blood circulation, diminish inflammation and relieve pain, relieve symptoms, and also help to shorten the treatment time.

medicine

Oral painkillers and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at the doctor's suggestion can control inflammation and relieve pain. Take the medicine according to the doctor's advice, not blindly. )