Burning Pain in Knee Joint Treatment: Causes of Burning Sensation in Knee

Question:

What treatment should I take to prevent the burning sensation in my knee joints? I have pain in the knee joints while I kneel. Are there any exercises to prevent knee pain?

Answer:

Prevent Burning Sensation in Knee Joint

When you suffer from burning pain in the knees, it will keep you away from enjoying daily activities. The sensation of burning is sometimes very excruciating and feels as if some hot charcoal has been kept under the knee cap. It is only the orthopedic surgeon who can detect the cause of the burning pain by physical examination; meanwhile you can wear a knee brace which will relieve the burning sensation and give stability to the knee to the joint.

The burning pain in knees is a result of continuous wear and tear of the cartilage of the knee joint. The cartilage is called meniscus. The other cause can be ligament tear, bursitis.
Knee brace allows support to the joint as well as mobility to the joint. The reductions of stress subsequently help in reducing the inflammation and thus reduce burning sensation.
X-ray and CT scan of the knee joint are the investigation required to find the damage if present in the ligaments and the meniscus.

Treatment for Burning Sensation in Knee Joint

• Normal physiotherapy exercise is aimed at strengthening the muscles around your knee. This will help in regaining the stability in the knees.
• Quadriceps exercise; Sit on the floor with legs extended; place your right hand under your right knee. Contract your quadriceps and push your knee down on your hand and lift your right heel into the air. Hold it for 10 to 15 seconds and repeat the same exercise with left leg.
• Lie on your back with one leg folded and other leg to be kept straight. Now lift the straight leg up about 1 foot from the ground and in the air. Count for 10 seconds. Then repeat it with the other leg.
• Lie on your back with both of your legs straight. Now fold one leg from the knee as much as possible and hold it for 10 seconds. Now straighten your knee back to the starting position. Repeat this with another leg.
• These are few simple exercises that you can do at home.
• If you find any difficulty in these exercise, or find the pain has increased take the advice of a trained physiotherapist.