Synovitis is a multifaceted disease that occurs mainly in the knee joint where the human synovium is most abundant, mainly due to knee sprains and a variety of intra-articular injuries. Synovitis tends to cause temporary or long-term partial loss of labor, so how can synovitis be treated most effectively?
Push and press the thighs
Method: Sit flat on the bed with your legs flat or naturally bent. Rub your hands together to warm them up, put your synovitis leg flat, and slowly push and press your hands from the root of your thighs towards your knees, starting with a light intensity and slowly increasing. Do this step with the intention of concentrating on the area pushed by the hands, with the idea that Qi and blood are pushed by the hands to the knee area. Push and press for 3 minutes.
Pressing the knee
Method: Sit flat on the bed, with the sick leg flat or naturally bent. Rub your hands together to warm them up and press the knee with both hands: first press left and right (left hand on the left side of the knee, right hand on the right side of the knee) for 1 minute, then press up and down (one hand on the upper part of the knee, the other on the lower part of the knee) for 1 minute, then press the knee joint in all directions (rub the knee from all angles with the palms of both hands until the knee is hot) for 2 minutes.
Note: Do this step with your mind focused on the area where your hand touches your knee. Use the palms of your hands to press hard, similar to the force of kneading.
Foot and Leg Guiding
Method: Sitting flat on the bed, bend the knee of the leg with synovitis (take the left leg as an example), hold the toe part with the left hand and the heel part with the right hand; tug the toe to the left with the left hand, tug the heel to the right with the right hand, slowly tug until you can't move, the strength should be gentle, while breathing with exhalation; still hold the toe and heel with both hands, slowly tug to let the foot return to its natural position, while breathing with inhalation, repeat 10 times, and vice versa if the right leg is sick.
Stretching and flexing knee method
Method: The patient is supine, the knee is flexed at about 90°, the assistant fixes the thigh, the doctor holds the ankle with both hands and does antagonistic traction for about half a minute, then twists it left and right 2 to 3 times while maintaining traction, then flexes the knee as much as possible, then returns to the knee flexed at 90°, 2 to 3 times, the last time slowly relaxes while maintaining a certain amount of traction, so that the affected knee is completely straightened.
What are the symptoms of synovitis?
Swelling of the joint
When the joint is stimulated in some way, the synovial membrane first reacts by secreting too much fluid to lubricate the joint, resulting in reactive synovial fluid accumulation, causing congestion and edema, and the knee joint is obviously swollen and warm.
Joint pain
This is accompanied by pain, and there may be limited pressure pain points around the joint.
Impaired function
Patients with synovitis have edema and pain in the joint, and excessive fluid accumulation in the joint capsule dilutes the synovial fluid and does not provide good lubrication, resulting in functional impairment such as limited flexion and extension of the knee joint and difficulty in squatting.
Precautions for synovitis
1, overweight will make the joint pressure too much, so that the uneven pressure on the articular cartilage surface, accelerating the wear and tear of articular cartilage caused by synovitis, so obese people should reduce weight to prevent synovitis.
2, appropriate exercise can increase the pressure in the joint cavity, which helps to reduce the infiltration of joint fluid into the cartilage and can prevent synovitis.
3, the amount of exercise should not be excessive, excessive exercise may cause the joint to be hit hard leading to synovial tissue congestion and edema, thus triggering synovitis.
4, knee injuries should be treated promptly to prevent untimely treatment leading to synovitis.
5, synovitis patients do not have to take their own painkillers, if you take painkillers, although the symptoms of pain will improve significantly, but will bring many adverse consequences, and this will cover up the disease, delaying diagnosis and treatment.
