What to do if you strain your knee joint muscles and recommend six recovery methods

　　What should we do when we suffer from muscle strain in life or work? Of course, it should be treated immediately, especially if a knee joint muscle strain occurs, it is better to treat it immediately. After all, the knee joint is the basic guarantee for work and life, so how to treat it? This article recommends six quick recovery methods, hoping to help everyone!

　　How to Treat Knee Muscle Strain

　　1. Apply hot compress, apply safflower oil or Voltaren externally, and take Diedai pills orally. Fen must be taken orally in case of pain. Try to keep as little activity as possible during treatment.

　　2. Cooperate with acupuncture and massage therapy.

　　3. Avoid sleeping in damp places, and do not overwork or overload the knee joints.

　　4. Insist on static training of bilateral quadriceps, that is, lie down or sit, straighten both lower limbs, tighten the muscles in the front of the thigh for 10 to 20 seconds, and relax for 5 to 10 seconds.； Repeat 20 to 30 times ； 4 to 5 times a day.

　　5. Yunnan Baiyao aerosol can be used under the guidance of a doctor； It hurts the muscles and bones for a hundred days. There are also cephalosporin antibiotics, but there are many kinds, such as cefixime, cefaclor, ceftriaxone, etc.

　　6. Ice and heat are often used for long-term recovery and treatment after injury, but cannot be used for on-the-spot treatment. first aid , heating immediately after injury can cause swelling of the injured area and cause further tissue damage. Generally, within 48 hours after injury, applying ice can reduce swelling.

　　Causes of Knee Muscle Strain

　　The knee joint is one of the joints with the highest load in various activities of the human body. It is an important joint that bears the weight of the human body. It is inseparable from walking, sitting, lying, running, jumping and other activities in daily life. Because of its heavy exercise load, there are many opportunities for injury. Excessive activity, accidental twisting, and knocking can cause strain, sprain, and contusion to the knee joint. Working in a cold and humid place for a long time can easily lead to arthritis. These conditions can make it difficult to move the knee joint and make it difficult to bend and extend.

　　Knee muscle strains are mostly caused by local soft tissue damage. Due to excessive movement or excessive stretching of the ligaments of the knee joint, the ligaments and muscles of the joint are damaged. Joint movement is hindered.

　　Enhance knee joint stability and prevent muscle strains

　　Stand on one leg, with a rubber band tied around the ankle of the other leg. The knee joints of both legs should be straight but not hyperextended. Kick your legs out in all directions and lengthen the rubber band. Then slowly return to the starting position and practice in 4 directions, 10 times in each direction. Practice 2-3 times a day, 2-3 days a week. After a few weeks of training, stand with your knees slightly bent to increase the difficulty.

　　Hip adduction : The action leg is pulled inward forcefully.

　　Purpose: Strengthen the sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus, and vastus medialis muscles of the standing leg and protect the medial collateral ligament.

　　Hip abduction : The action leg is pulled outward with force.

　　Purpose: Strengthen the biceps femoris, tensor fascia latae and vastus lateralis muscles of the standing leg, and protect the lateral collateral ligament.

　　hip flexion : The action leg is bent and raised forward.

　　Purpose: To strengthen standing legs? N hamstrings, protects the anterior cruciate ligament.

　　hip extension : The action leg is stretched backwards with force.

　　Purpose: Strengthen the quadriceps muscles of the standing leg and protect the posterior cruciate ligament.