The first step in treating your knee pain is utilizing the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) technique. This helps to protect against further injury, reduces pain and swelling and speeds up healing.

Once the swelling has reduced it is time to strengthen the leg muscles. Most of the time, muscle weakness is a key cause of knee problems.

Physical therapy improve how the knee functions by working on the strength and stability of the knee and can help eliminate most knee pain. By lifiting weights, incorporating resistance bands and by doing stretches as part of your knee treatment plan, you can reduce the tension on your joint.

Medications are also one of the most commonly used tools for knee and joint pain treatment. Drugs such as NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), Advil/Ibuprofen can help reduce swelling. Always consult your doctor before taking any medications.

Ice & Heat are a great natural knee joint pain treatment for longer term knee problems such as arthritis. Ice reduces swelling and heat increases the blood flow to the area which helps bring in fresh blood, oxygen and nutrients to aid healing. Secondly, the heat reduces the pain sensations and helps the muscles to relax.

If you would like to return to regular activity but feel that the knee is still unstable. Braces are a great way to provide support and protect the joint, reduce pain and inflammation, retain heat and promote healing.

Knee Injections can also be a helpful knee joint pain treatment, usually for longer term problems such as cartilage tears and arthritis.
There are two main types of injection used:

Corticosteroid Injections: These injections contain a mix of steroid and local anaesthetic which helps to reduce pain and swelling
Hydrolaunic Injections: increase joint lubrication and can be particularly useful for treating arthritis. 

Acupuncture can be really effective way of providing pain relief without having to take pills. Visit our blog on acupuncture to learn more about the benefits.

Studies have shown acupuncture to be a particularly effective knee joint pain treatment for arthritis. It should only be carried out by a fully trained professional acupuncturist.

Surgery: most physicians will exhaust all treatments options before suggesting surgery. Surgical options for the knee vary. Arthroscopy surgery or a scope of the knee to repair a miniscus tear or a full/partial joint replacement, in either case both are typically very successful.

Please remember, you should always consult your doctor with any new incidence of pain to ensure you are getting the best treatment for you and that you aren't at risk of further injury.