Monday, February 24, 2014

Common Knee Injuries & Pain Relief

By Kamryn Mattson


Certain parts of our body have to do a great deal of work, and our knees certainly work very hard and carry a lot of weight. This joint is the largest in our body, and because people often overwork the knees, pain is a common ailment. There are ways to lessen the pain of some common knee problems.

While you might not have heard the term chondromalacia patellae, it's not surprising. This ailment usually is just called runner's knee because it happens often to avid runners and hikers. This condition occurs when the cartilage under your patella begins to deteriorate and the area becomes swollen and inflamed. One way to alleviate runner's knee is to rest the knee by either reduction of heavy exercise or switching to a lower impact type of exercise, perhaps swimming. Improving muscle strength in your hips and thighs also can help reduce the workload for the knees.

Osgood-Schlatter syndrome is another common ailment that causes knee pain. With this disease, those affected are usually children and adolescents. Boys are more likely to be affected, and the syndrome usually occurs around the time of a growth spurt. This condition also is sometimes known as knobby knees because there are lumps just below the knee, and these lumps cause a great deal of pain.

Tendonitis is yet another common problem that affects the knee. Tendons are what connect our bones and muscles, and when you overuse your knees, these tendons can become inflamed and quite sore. The type of tendonitis that affects the knees is known as patellar tendinitis or jumper's knee.

For many of the aforementioned knee pain problems, resting, icing, compressing and elevating the knee can be a great way to lower pain and reduce inflammation. This treatment is often just called R.I.C.E. You also might consider a knee pain relief product such as the physiological hybrid shape.

These special shapes have been designed to both protect a sore area while providing strength from nearby muscles. This allows you to move with less pain, and these physiological hybrid shapes are not binding like athletic tapes or braces, so you truly have more freedom of movement. They are easy to apply and stay in place for days using a hypoallergenic, medical-grade adhesive. There are several physiological hybrid shapes designed by Rapid Force specifically to tackle knee pain. One was designed just for those with Osgood-Schlatter syndrome, another targets upper or lower knee pain, and another addresses issues related to runner's knee. There is also a shape for generalized knee pain.




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