Understanding How to Conquer Knee Joint Pain

As we grow older the body begins to develop aches and pains, especially in the area of the knees. Knee joint pain can be the result of arthritis that forms after years of abuse to the joints, inflammation caused by bursitis or a sudden injury to the knee. In a moment we will discuss how to conquer the pain in your knees.

Most people know to apply an ice pack to the sore knee. If an ice pack is not handy then it is easy to make one by freezing some water in a Styrofoam cup one uses for coffee. At least four times a day for about ten minutes will help the soreness of the joints. Using the makeshift cup with frozen water works well and as the ice melts down the cup can be peeled away.

Taking an over-the-counter remedy will also help like ibuprofen. The only problem is the tablets you can get at the drug store are only 200 milligrams and to control the pain you will need at least four times that much. This has to be given as a prescription.

You have seen the knee braces. These really do help as they offer support to the knee and also maintain the knee in a stable condition keeping it from twisting as you walk. The brace offers warmth to the joint as well and these factors will help in the healing of the injury to the joint.

It may not be an obvious thing but your feet have a lot to do with your knee joints. If your feet are not protected, this translates to problems with the knee. Often the feet are out of alignment and this is apparent if you look at the wear on your shoes. If one side is broken down then you may be suffering from pronation or it may mean you are turning your feet as you walk. Both will through your body off balance and cause unnecessary pressure to your knee joints. Pronation is a condition where the bones of the feet are actually turned and throwing the weight of the body to the inside of the foot which makes the body off center.

Being over weight is really hard on your knees. The knees take most of the weight that the body carries and this is just way too much pressure and stress on the joints, especially the knees. If you will take off just a little of the extra pounds this will decrease the pressure greatly.

Doing exercises to build up the muscles of the thighs will help the knee joints as this will help to give support to the knees. This may help to overcome that knee joint pain of yours. You might not think that walking is a good thing for a sore knee but actually it does help it because it cause the joints to be lubricated as you walk. The only thing is you must wear proper walking shoes that have cushioned soles to absorb a lot of the shock to the bones that walking creates.