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In order for us to understand how to treat knee pain, we first need to have a basic understanding of the knee anatomy.
Joints in the body comprise 3 components:
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Ligament - tissue connecting one bone to another
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Knee ligaments connect the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone) and include:
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ACL
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PCL
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MCL
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LCL
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Tendon - tissue connecting muscle to bone
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Patellar tendon (patellar ligament)
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Cartilage - thin layer of specialised connective tissue that provides a smooth surface for joints to glide over each other
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Articular cartilage
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Meniscus
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Knee Pain
Knee pain can be broadly split into 4 categories
Ligament Injuries & Tears
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Tear or sprain of the ligaments that help connect your femur (thigh bone) to your tibia (shin bone) - ACL, MCL, PCL, LCL injuries
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Symptoms:
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Popping sensation in the knee
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Severe knee pain and inability to continue activity
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Swelling in the knee
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Pain in knee or a feeling of instability when bearing weight
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Loss of range of motion
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Common causes:
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Sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping and landing
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People at high-risk
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Football players
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Basketball players
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Skiers
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Meniscus Tears
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When the meniscus, the cartilage between your femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone) bones suffers from injury or trauma
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Symptoms:
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Popping sensation in knees
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Swelling or stiffness in knees
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Knee pain when twisting or rotating knee
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Difficulty straightening the knee
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Feeling of knee locking in place or giving way
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Common causes:
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Activities that cause you to forcefully twist or rotate your knee
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People at high-risk
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Football players
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Basketball players
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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner's Knee)
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Refers to any condition that causes pain around the kneecap (patella)
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Symptoms:
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Pain in and around the kneecap when you are active
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Rubbing, grinding or clicking sound of the kneecap when bending/straightening the knee
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Kneecap that is tender to touch
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Common causes:
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Overuse
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Trauma to the kneecap
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Misalignment of the kneecap
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People at high-risk
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Athletes, runners
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Obese people (more weight on the knee joints)
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Women (wider hips, different knee alignment than men)
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Patellar Tendinitis (Jumper's Knee)
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Injury or inflammation of the patellar tendon
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Symptoms:
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Pain and tenderness at the base of the kneecap
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Swelling/burning feeling in the kneecap
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Common causes:
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Overuse in sports or exercise
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Obesity
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Shoes without enough padding, hard playing surfaces
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People at high risk
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Athletes (volleyball and other jumping spots) - running, jumping and squatting puts a lot of stress on the patellar tendons
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Men (jump higher and thus bear more force when they land on their patellar tendon)
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Commonly thought to be an inflammatory disease, OA is actually a degenerative disease that develops when the cartilage in weight-bearing joints (e.g. knees) breaks down, and is generally an age-related condition.
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Do you experience these symptoms?
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Pain in knees
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Stiffness
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Tenderness
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Bone spurs
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Grating sensation when moving the joint
If you are overweight, have had previous knee injuries or osteoarthritis runs in your family, you might be at increased risk.
While there have been promising developments in treatment, osteoarthritis currently has no cure. Treatments typically focus on physiotherapy and pain management—for example, exercise, corticosteroid or hyaluronic injections. But do they actually work?
Here’s the shocker. A meta-analysis published in BMJ by the British Medical Association of 169 individual clinical trials showed that these injections are no better than placebos. Worse, they can even have side effects.
What about NSAIDs? Sorry, those aren’t effective either. OA is a non-inflammatory disease, but a degenerative one. That means anti-inflammatory drugs are not going to relieve your OA knee pains.
So what can you do to treat your knee OA pain? Here are some promising science-backed treatments that don’t involve undergoing knee replacement surgery.
Heat therapy:
In 2013 a study was conducted on 45 participants with knee osteoarthritis. They were split into three groups: control, far-infrared heating and carbon surface heating. The results showed significant decrease of pain and improved knee function in both the infrared ray and carbon surface heating groups.
Another study that examined the effects of heat therapy and aromatherapy on pain, flexibility, sleep and depression in elderly women with OA found significant improvement in knee pain, flexibility, quality of sleep and depression in groups that used heat therapy and aromatherapy.
Vibration therapy:
A 2017 randomized, controlled, single-blind study was conducted on thirty patients with knee OA. They were split into two groups: vibration and electrical stimulation. The results showed significant performance improvement in patients who were treated with localized vibration on several physical tests.
Another study conducted on 30 participants using heating and cooling therapy together with vibration therapy showed a reduction in muscle spasms, pain and improved range of motion.
These are just a few cases that show heat and vibration therapy as an effective treatment solution for OA. And medical professionals have been using it as a pain relief tool for people with OA for decades.
The best part is, technology has now developed to the point where you can get both heat and vibration therapy in one convenient and simple device.
No more having to book an appointment once a week to see your doctor or therapist and pay hundreds of dollars every session, or set up huge clunky machines at home.
All you have to do is strap it on, sit back and relax while it applies heat and vibration directly to your aching knee.
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3 steps to treat osteoarthritis knee pain
First, maintain your weight at a healthy range. Obesity is one of the main preventable risk factors for OA as it puts tremendous pressure on your knees
Second, do regular light to moderate exercise. Studies have shown that walking, stair climbing, swimming or cycling can help strengthen your muscles and reduce strain on your knees.
Third, apply heat and vibration therapy with the HeatPulse.
How to use the HeatPulse to relieve osteoarthritic knee pain (total duration: 30 minutes)
Step 1:
Strap the HeatPulse around the affected knee joint, ensuring the control pod is facing up.
Step 2:
Turn it on and select your preferred temperature level, up to 60°C
Step 3:
Select your vibration pulse frequency, up to 100 Hz
Step 4:
Sit back and let the HeatPulse do its work for 30 minutes. Repeat on the other knee if necessary.
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Read more customer reviews on the HeatPulse
21/09/2022
Verified Yon
Worked Great!
This was a gift for my father-in-law who had pain in his knee and was walking with a bit of a limp, since using the knee massager for a few weeks, the pain has completely gone away and no longer walks with the limp. Fully recommend!
06/08/2022
Verified J.T.
It worked!
Got one for my aunt who was an ex library attendant. She stood and squat for long hours during her work previously and caused her to have bad knees which ached badly especially during rainy days.
She found it easy to use even without reading the manual and have been using it daily now especially before heading out. Helped alleviate her pain and kept it manageable during long walks. Highly recommend for aging folks with bad knees!
14/09/2022
Verified Cesar Vidal
Great product from the start. I suffer from osteoarthritis in my right knee and this product has relieved my soreness in the area. Use it twice a day. Happy with product
19/09/2022
Verified J.
Useful product
good product. works the way as its advertised. a couple of areas where it can be improved
- battery life
- fast charging cable to be included in the package
24/07/2022
Verified Aeon Tasplanar
Great Product, Hydragun !
A great HANDS-FREE knee massager. It helps a lot with knee soreness that I get after long school day & I can definitely walk faster after using HeatPulse for about 15-30 minutes. Simply loving it.
18/09/2022
Verified Ray
Hydragun and Knee Pulser
Recently been having knee pain when kneeling... Immediately made the decision to purchase the Hydragun and knee pulser. No regrets at all... have been noticing some improvements and really amazed to note that I feel good when using the products...
Great Job Hydragun Team... Highly recommended..
Thank you very much....
09/09/2022
Verified Steve Williams
Hydragun
Knee massager has been working for me and happy I purchased this item .
29/08/2022
Verified L.E.
HEAT PULSE SLEEVE
My third HYDRAGUN product.
I have the massage Gun and Thrrmosleeves.
I purchased Two HYDRAPULSE knee massagers.
As long as you have to sit still, might as well get the both done!
Beautiful presentation, well packaged. Top quality construction. Clear instructions. Good heat, start low on pulse level. High was strong.
Using daily.
Helpful on my old arthritic knees.
I agree with recommendation to follow treatment with the HYDRAGUN THERMOSLEEVE from the freezer.
Heat therapy followed by cold is the current recommended treatment protocol.
Thank you JETT
08/09/2022
Verified DANIEL CHNG
Affordable pain relief
The knee massager is cheap yet effective. Really good design keeping comfort and ease of use in mind. Really satisfied with it as it helps me relief my knee pains very effectively. Kudos Hydragun
29/08/2022
Verified J.R.
Very happy
I’ve been happy with my new sleeve, so far. I love that it heats quickly, and that it is cordless. The extension strap makes it possible to use on my knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow, rib and traps.
I play hockey, as a fifty something year old guy.. so I have lots of sore parts, regularly.
The only thing I would suggest, is a way to lock the control module. Every time I touch it, while wearing, I’m changing one of the settings on it.
Aside from that, it’s perfect.
