Cartilage is a flexible but sensitive tissue in your body
. It mainly grips your hip; knee; vertebrae and shoulder; preventing from causing any bone abrasion. If you give too much pressure or constantly force on your cartilage; there are higher chances of breaking it.
This kind of incident mainly happens with athletes. If you are an athlete; and you keep on playing games or picking up heavyweight, then you are bound to face trouble with your cartilage. Cartilage problem can happen not only to your knee; but also to the other parts of your body, where it is present. The most common issue that happens with athletes is tearing of the cartilage. This happens because you give too much stress on the cartilage which it cannot take anymore.
Treatment for torn out cartilage is nothing different than that of repairing joints. The best treatment method is just taking rest. This will also relax your cartilage, resulting renovating it. While taking rest you should also try:
To be in immobilizing state;
Put ice on the affected place;
Also put hot bag on the area;
Medication should be followed as prescribed by the doctor; and
Supplements are must with exercises.
How will you take the initiatives to fix your torn cartilage?
Firstly; for cartilage preservation stop all kind of physical movements the moment you find out that your cartilage is harmed. Wear a support so that the place can remain stiff. Also for few days avoid any sudden movement of that particular part of your body.
Secondly; to heal the pain you can take two pain relief tablets in every 4 to 6hrs; in order to prevent too much pain. Keep on taking the pain relief tablets until the swollen part reduces a little bit and the pain decreases. If you have any restrictions in consuming painkiller tablets; must consult with your house physician and then take the prescribed pain relief.
Thirdly; get an ice bag and hold it directly on the place of pain; dont move the bag before fifteen to twenty minutes. The ice therapy works well on swelling; hence keep on repeating it for at least every 3 to 4hrs. You will find after the first day the puffy part will reduce and the pain will also go little bit.
Fourthly; along with an ice bag keep a heating bag with you to. You need to use the hot bag after the swollenness decreases for every fifteen to twenty minutes. This kind of therapy is very good if you are a senior athlete.