What should I do if my child has knee pain?

When it comes to knee pain, the first thing we think of is middle-aged and elderly people, but in fact children may also experience knee pain. The causes of knee pain in children and middle-aged and elderly people are different. After understanding the causes of knee pain, we can find the most effective way to relieve pain according to different causes. So what is the cause of knee pain in children?

Cold In daily life, most joint pains are not caused by trauma. Cold (especially continuous cold and huge temperature contrast) is the main cause of joint pain. Because cold can cause muscles and blood vessels to contract, causing joint pain.

Thigh tension

Sit or lie on your back, straighten your legs, then bring them back, contracting your thigh muscles (quadriceps) in a "twitching" manner. Exercise for 5 minutes each time, 2 to 3 times a day. Then straighten your legs and lift them up, hold for a few seconds and then lower them down, doing this up and down movement, and you can gradually increase the time from 5 minutes to 10 minutes at a time. Alternate between the left and right legs.

Knee flexion and extension exercises

Lie on your back and flex and extend your knees alternately. This can improve the elasticity and toughness of muscles and ligaments and the flexibility of joints. It can also eliminate aseptic inflammation of the knee and avoid adhesion of soft tissue around the knee joint. Do this 2 to 3 times a day, 3 to 5 minutes each time.

Self-massage

Sit down, knead and pat the thigh and calf muscles front and back, straighten and loosen them, grind and loosen the patella to promote blood circulation in the knee, improve local nutrition, loosen tendon adhesions, and achieve the purpose of "moving tendons and activating bones".

It is especially suitable for the elderly and weak people who have difficulty in exercising.

In addition, when exercising the knee joint, you should pay attention to: prevent falls or sprains, keep warm, wear knee pads when it is cold, do not stand in the wind for a long time, control your weight, and eat more calcium-rich foods (such as shellfish, seafood, eggs, animal bones, beans, and milk.

Through the introduction in the article, we know that the main cause of knee pain in children is cold knee joints, so we must pay attention to keeping the knee joints warm when sleeping at night, especially for children who like to kick off the quilt, we must always pay attention to the condition of the child’s quilt. You can also soak your child’s feet and apply hot compresses to his knees more often. This can relieve knee pain.