What should I do if I hit my knee and got a bump?

Accidents are always inevitable, especially for those naughty boys who can easily fall and get injured when running around. It is very common to have a bump on the knee. Knee injury has a great impact on people's daily movements, making walking, running, standing, etc. very inconvenient. In this situation, you should take some active measures to take care of it. Here I will introduce what you should do if you hit your knee and a bump appears.

In this case, the knee is damaged and the micro-capillaries may be damaged, causing local bleeding and edema, resulting in a bulge. If necessary, go to the hospital for examination to prevent fractures. Guidance: If there is no fracture, it is recommended to apply local hot compress 24 hours after the fall, avoid excessive activity, and apply blood-activating ointment. Generally, improvement will occur in 10-15 days. If you have a fracture, you should go to an orthopedic department for further formal treatment to prevent the disease from progressing.

In this case, if the pain and edema of the lump is caused by local trauma to the knee joint, it is generally caused by blood effusion in the bursa. If the joint movement is normal, there should be no fracture or other injury. Suggestions: It is recommended to take adequate rest and apply cold compresses to reduce bleeding and exudation. After more than three days of stability, external application can be done, and physical therapy can promote the absorption of exudate. If the mass does not subside, a puncture can be performed to extract the accumulated fluid and then a pressure bandage can be applied to fix it for protection. If there is local swelling or bruising after knee joint trauma for a long time and the swelling is swollen while the outer skin color is normal, it is synovitis and bursal effusion. Suggestions: If the duration is short and it is local swelling and bruising, you need to rest, apply hot compresses, and use external blood-activating and stasis-removing drugs. If it is the latter case, the accumulated fluid should be drained and the knee arthritis should be immobilized, and it will gradually get better.

Drug treatment: Drugs for the treatment of synovitis are mainly divided into two categories: oral and topical. Topical medications are all anti-inflammatory drugs that can relieve symptoms by eliminating inflammation, but have no therapeutic effect on synovial strain or trauma. Some oral medications have the same mechanism of action as topical medications, and few are effective in treating synovial lesions. Patients should be careful when choosing medicines and carefully check the functions and indications of the medicines. For example, if the medicine indicates pain, swelling, effusion, etc. caused by synovitis, it means that the medicine only has the effect of reducing inflammation and relieving symptoms.

In the early stages of immobilization and exercise therapy, the patient should rest in bed, elevate the affected limb, apply pressure with an elastic bandage, and avoid weight bearing. During the treatment, quadriceps contraction and relaxation exercises can be performed, and in the later stage, knee flexion and extension exercises should be strengthened. This has a positive effect on eliminating joint effusion, preventing quadriceps atrophy, preventing recurrent synovitis, and restoring knee flexion and extension function.

The Chinese medicine plaster therapy Wu Jin, the treatment of synovitis is mainly to regulate the microcirculation system. As long as the microcirculation is unblocked, the accumulated water will circulate away and the inflammation will also be relieved. Try not to overwork during the period of water accumulation and reduce the frequency of fluid extraction and injection. Excessive fluid extraction and injection will stimulate the fibrosis of the subsynovial connective tissue group and aging of the synovial tissue, which will significantly reduce the regeneration and repair ability of the synovial tissue, making further treatment more troublesome. Principle: The human body's meridians are composed of meridians and collaterals. Meridians are the main lines, collaterals are the side branches, and the meridians and collaterals crisscross to form a large network in the human body. Acupoints are the intersection points of meridians and collaterals. "If the disease is inside, it will manifest itself outside." When symptoms appear in a certain part of the human body, the treatment should be carried out according to the direction of the meridians, at the same time on the "Ashi point" and its corresponding acupoints, and in accordance with the corresponding course of treatment for the disease, a combination of vertical and horizontal ointment acupoints should be used to treat both the symptoms and the root causes, and completely cut off the root cause of recurrence. The ointment stimulates the acupoints, dredges the microcirculation, dilates the blood vessels, promotes local blood circulation, improves the nutrition of the surrounding tissues, promotes the absorption of the fluid in the bursa, and restores the dynamic balance of production and absorption, achieving the purpose of eliminating the synovial inflammation in the bursa and healing.