What causes pain below the knee in children?

Children are naturally lively, so it is normal for them to jump around every day. It’s just that some children may move too much and cause themselves to get hurt, such as bumps and bruises on the knees. Some parents say that their children always complain about pain under their knees. What is the reason for this? Some experts believe that this symptom is actually a symptom of synovitis. What are the symptoms and treatment of synovitis?

Clinical manifestations

Knee synovitis has no age limit and can occur at any age. For young people, they usually have a large amount of exercise, so they are prone to swelling, pain, difficulty in movement, limping, high local skin temperature, swollen and tense skin, or bloody fluid after joint puncture due to impact, twisting, and excessive exercise of the knee joint during exercise.

diagnosis

Examination revealed limited flexion and extension of the knee joint, difficulty in squatting and pain, localized tenderness around the joint, and a positive floating patella test. Chronic traumatic synovium may have no obvious history of trauma, and the main symptoms are weakness and limited movement of the knee joint, persistent swelling, and fear of squatting. It gets worse with increased activity and gets better with rest. Patients with long-term illness may feel thickening of the knee joint capsule. For patients with excessive or recurrent knee joint effusion, a joint effusion examination can be performed, which can reflect the nature and severity of the synovitis. Therefore, joint puncture and synovial fluid examination are of great reference value for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of knee synovitis.

treat

1. Timely detection and timely treatment

2. Western medicine mainly treats knee synovitis by taking oral medications, intra-articular

Injection of drugs and flushing, surgery, etc.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine external application therapy, massage therapy, etc.

prevention

1. Control your own diet structure to avoid excessive intake of acidic substances, which will aggravate your acidic constitution. The acid-base balance of the diet is a very important part in the treatment of synovitis and the prevention and treatment of complications. In terms of diet, you should eat more foods rich in animal organic active alkali, eat less meat and more vegetables.

2. Regular outdoor exercise and sweating can help eliminate excess acidic substances in the body, thereby preventing the occurrence of synovitis. But avoid excessive fatigue and keep warm. Pay attention to adjusting your clothing and protecting the knee joint where synovitis is prone to occur. Don't be addicted to air conditioning. Pay more attention to physical exercise to better prevent synovitis.

3. Maintain a good mood and do not have too much psychological pressure. Too much pressure will lead to the deposition of acidic substances. Proper adjustment of mood and personal stress can maintain a weak alkaline constitution, thereby preventing the occurrence of synovitis.