To help relieve your pain and speed recovery, you can:

  1. Rest your knee.
  2. Ice your knee to ease pain and swelling.
  3. Wrap your knee.
  4. Elevate your leg on a pillow when you sit or lie down.
  5. Take NSAIDs, if needed, like ibuprofen or naproxen.
  6. Do stretching and strengthening exercises, especially for your quadriceps muscles.

Should I keep walking if my knee hurts?

Do walk. Moderate walking is recommended for people with knee pain because it’s a low-impact activity. If your joints are painful and stiff, start slowly and work up to 20 minutes of walking per day, recommends Stuchin.

What causes sudden knee pain when walking?

In some cases, injury or overuse can weaken the cartilage under the kneecap, causing a dull pain that gets worse when walking downhill, descending or ascending stairs, or when straightening the leg and walking after sitting for a while.

What to do if your knee hurts when bending?

– Managing Knee Pain. Knee pain is usually the result of inflammation – a natural response from your immune system to damaged joint tissue.

  • – Professional Knee Exam. Getting your knee assessed by a healthcare professional is crucial.
  • – Getting Rid of your Knee Pain. If you are lucky,your knee pain may get better on its own with rest.

    • Why does my knee hurt after being bent?

    The most common cause of pain behind the knee when bending is a Bakers Cyst . This is when there is inflammation of the semimembranosus bursa, a small sac filled with fluid that sits at the back of the knee. If it gets inflamed then any time you bend your knee, the bursa gets squashed, causing posterior knee pain.

    Is walking good for a bad knee?

    If you have knee pain due to osteoarthritis or other causes, you don’t have to let that keep you from starting a walking program. A regular program of walking can reduce stiffness and inflammation and it won’t make most chronic knee conditions worse.