Knee pain relief

ctmoore1982

Whats the best option for knee pain relief.... Full brace, strap, KT tape ect.? What has worked for you?

deannalfisher

it depends on the cause of your knee pain - have you had a doctor check it out? any imaging (x-ray/MRI/ultrasound)? have you had physical therapy? a biomechanics running assessment?

ctmoore1982

no.... bad me i know.... it is not constant but it mainly hurts kneeling and up/down stairs.

ctmoore1982

i have tried a tension sleeve and it worked great but was to small the top of it just kept rolling down. I have pretty big calves and thighs.

LyndaBSS

ctmoore1982 wrote: »

no.... bad me i know.... it is not constant but it mainly hurts kneeling and up/down stairs.

That's how my osteoarthritis started. You should see an orthopedist if it continues.

CSARdiver

Consult a physical therapist or other medical specialist first, but what helped me was compound lifting - squats in particular.

Lifetime runner and had a GSW to my left knee in 1993. Still running today with no pain after I started squatting heavy.

80sSynthwave

Depends on the specific injury and what exercises you can do safely to strengthen the affected area.

AnnPT77

Please get diagnosed. With some knee issues, you won't be making things worse by going on and just tolerating the pain (or using OTC remedies). With other knee issues, you're making the knee worse by doing those things. It's a good plan to know which is which, IMO. Then, you can get tailored advice about what will help.

aokoye

Ultimately mine required multiple major surgeries. So really, go to a doctor and get a diagnosis.

Duck_Puddle

Best option for relief was going to a doctor to get a diagnosis.

Things that help one type of knee issue can be catastrophic for a different type of knee issue.

So unless you have my exact same knee injuries/history/strengths/etc, what I did could leave you more damaged.

apullum

+1 for getting it checked out. There are all sorts of knee problems, and what might help one injury will be useless for another or may even make it worse.

jan110144

Totally agree re getting knee looked at by a good doc. Knowing what you are dealing with makes all the difference.
Ultimately, for me total knee replacement was the answer. 🙁 I dealt with knee issues for years. Anti-inflammatories helped. Keeping a five helped. Finally, surgery. Surgery and recovery were really smooth
Just wished I had not waited so long.

Theoldguy1

deannalfisher wrote: »

it depends on the cause of your knee pain - have you had a doctor check it out? any imaging (x-ray/MRI/ultrasound)? have you had physical therapy? a biomechanics running assessment?

Agree 100% i am not in favor of putting some random device from Amazon or the super center on an injured body part. Let a medical professional guide your decision.

Sunshine_And_Sand

Another vote for seeing a doctor. I’d go straight to the orthopedic surgeon if your insurance will let you. Even if you had all the same symptoms as me, different people get different symptoms from identical injuries and some people just present atypically. I had zero swelling when my first ACL was torn, very little swelling with the second one, and no pain during the actual injury either time but only afterwards when stability was an issue from time to time. But even so the ligament was in two pieces just like it was for the people who say it was the worst pain they ever felt.
If there is a serious injury, you could make it a lot worse by trying to push through.

macchiatto

PT for me.

sijomial

My current knee pain is a grade 2 medial ligament tear - avoidance of pain means not flexing beyond 90 degrees and not having any sideways or twisting force applied to the knee.

However, my fracture, other ligaments (x3), meniscus (x2) and bursar injuries needed different treatments and rehab.

Which is why you need to start with a diagnosis not just start random treatments which could be ineffective or even detrimental to whatever injury or condition you have.

Start with seeing a physio rather than a general medical doctor would be my suggestion as they have more specialised knowledge and experience.

Fuzzipeg

My sister found relief having been advised to do specific exercises, the knee problem climbing stairs was something to do with over tense muscles, please find a physio.

kshama2001

I've had knee issues for 10 years and wish I had gone to the doctor sooner, and once I did, paid more attention to my physical therapist. Don't be foolish like me

aokoye

sijomial wrote: »

My current knee pain is a grade 2 medial ligament tear - avoidance of pain means not flexing beyond 90 degrees and not having any sideways or twisting force applied to the knee.

However, my fracture, other ligaments (x3), meniscus (x2) and bursar injuries needed different treatments and rehab.

Which is why you need to start with a diagnosis not just start random treatments which could be ineffective or even detrimental to whatever injury or condition you have.

Start with seeing a physio rather than a general medical doctor would be my suggestion as they have more specialised knowledge and experience.

Given where the OP lives, he'll probably need to see a doctor of some kind (a GP or an orthopedic surgeon, preferably an ortho) first so that he can get a prescription for physical therapy. A lot of places here require it (we live in the same state) and I'm pretty sure if you want your insurance to cover it you have to have a prescription.

MikePfirrman

I was told I desperately needed a full knee replacement in 2006. But that was after I consulted with a doc and he pieced what was left of my knee back together. Go to a doc. Mine did all he could and I know that structurally my knee is garbage but I know what I'm up against. If it can be fixed surgically, do it. If it can't then work with a PT to find out how you can help it.

kcmcbee

ctmoore1982 wrote: »

no.... bad me i know.... it is not constant but it mainly hurts kneeling and up/down stairs.

+1 again to go to Dr. for diagnosis. I had similar pain, inclines and stairs, and it was bone spurs behind the kneecap. A few months on a then new anti inflammatory and it went away completely. 2nd round of that for me.