Combating Knee Pain – Know What To Avoid

People with knee pain face enormous challenges every single day. Degenerative diseases like Osteoarthritis are one of the most common sources of such a problem. The chronic pain and stiffness can eat into the ability to complete even simple every tasks like household chores. Most importantly, the constant pain is severely distracting and impairs mental focus. Thus, knee pain greatly reduces the quality of life. 

Nonetheless, managing knee pain in your daily life is possible. If you want to control the unpleasant sensation or if you want to speed up recovery, then there are some activities which you should avoid completely. Let’s see what some of these damaging habits are:

Managing knee pain – what not to do

1. Don’t sit or stand too much: If you are required to sit or stand continuously for several hours at a stretch, then this can worsen knee pain. No joint in your body – let alone the knee – is designed to handle prolonged and uninterrupted stress. Thus, for every hour of continuous sitting or standing, take a 5-minute break. Use the free time to do simple stretching exercises.

2. Avoid making sudden movements: Pain is an indication that all is not well with your knee. Thus, a sharp and sudden stress or pressure can seriously damage your already weakened knee, which can dramatically increase the pain. So try to keep your legs in a natural and comfortable position as much as possible. 

3. Stop high-impact activities: This will put unnecessary stress on your knees. Doing physically intensive activities with a weak knee will put strain on the bones and ligaments associated with the knee joint. So avoid high-pressure activities like football, tennis, running and so on.

4. Refrain from excessive rest: While you may feel the need to take rest if you have knee pain, physiotherapists around the world warn against making your life too sedentary. This will further weaken your knees and heighten the risk of unwanted weight gain.

5. Don’t lose control over your weight: Your knees have to carry most of your body weight. Being overweight puts pressure on the knees and can worsen knee pain.  Losing weight will reduce stress on the knees and help combat joint inflammation. 

6. Stay away from bad habits: Smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol are common activities which are known to indirectly increase pain sensation. The toxins present in cigarette smoke put stress on the joint tissue, leading to more pain. While alcohol can temporarily numb the pain, it interferes with the medicines you are taking and thus slows down the recovery process. If you have knee pain, then try to avoid such harmful activities.   
    
By Dr. Shabtab Khalid
Zilaxo Advanced Pain Solution

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