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Do Rest; Don’t Over Rest
Resting too much can cause your muscles to grow weaker. Instead, find a safe exercise plan to help strengthen your knee muscles
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Do Maintain a Healthy Diet; Don’t Over-look Your Weight
Too much weight can cause problems on your joints. Maintaining a normal weight will help relieve the pressure on your joints
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Do Exercise; Don’t Over-do It
Focus on exercises to help stretch and strengthen your knee, such as swimming and Yoga. Be careful of sports and activities that may injure your knee.
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Do R.I.C.E.; Don’t Dismiss Natural Treatments
Natural pain treatments such as, R.I.C.E. can significantly help reduce the inflammation and pain in your knee. Other specialized natural treatments such as prolotherapy injections are also very helpful for treating knee pain.
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Do Look at Your Shoes; Don’t be Embarrassed to Use an Aid
Aids such as shoe insoles and crutches help take the pressure off your knee. Don’t worry about what someone else thinks. Take care of yourself.
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Do Seek Expert Help; Don’t Wait Until It’s Worse
Prevent further damage and seek out a pain specialist near you before the problem gets worse! Looking for a knee pain doctor? Schedule an appointment today with one of our pain experts at Pegasus Pain Management.
