Knee pain is a lot more common than you’d think. This is something we often times cannot avoid.
Knee pain can victimize anyone and some experience less pain than others. Alternative medicine is the best treatment for this issue. Knee pain is caused by quite a few different things. It can be caused by aging, arthritis, osteoporosis, or knee injuries.
Symptoms of ‘knee pain’ can range from something as small as a dull pinching pain to something as severe as difficulty walking and swelling. By using the remedies listed below you will be able to reduce or eliminate your knee pain without breaking the bank.
- Apple Cider Vinegar with Hot Water
- Ingredients:
- 4 cups of apple cider vinegar
- hot water (bath)
- Instructions:
- Add the ACV into a tub filled with hot water
- Stir the water and ACV well with your hands
- Soak your knees in the water for at least a half hour
- Do this once a day for a week in order to reduce knee pain
- Ingredients:
- Apple Cider Vinegar with Olive Oil
- Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp of ACV
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- Instructions:
- Mix these two ingredients well
- Apply the mixture to the front and back of your knees
- Let it sit for an hour and then wash your knees
- Ingredients:
- Turmeric and Ginger
- Ingredients:
- 2 and a half tbsp of chopped ginger
- 2 and a half tbsp of turmeric
- 4 drops of honey
- 2 cups of water
- Instructions:
- Add all of these ingredients together in the water
- Boil them over a medium heat for at least 15 minutes
- Let it cool for 15 more minutes
- Strain and drink immediately
- Do this three times a day
- Ingredients:
- ACV with Cold Water
- Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups of water
- Instructions:
- Add the two together
- Stir well and drink once a day
- Ingredients:
- Turmeric with Milk
- Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp of turmeric
- 2 glasses of milk
- 4 drops of honey
- Instructions:
- Add the turmeric into the milk and then the honey
- Boil this for seven minutes and then let it cool for the same amount of time
- Drink this once a day
- Ingredients:
- Olive Oil with Cayenne Pepper
- The Capsaicin in peppers like the cayenne relieve knee swelling.
- Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp of cayenne pepper
- 2 and a half cups of olive oil
- Instructions:
- Mix these ingredients together in order to make a paste
- Apply it to the areas in pain
- Do this two times a day for a week and a half
- ACV with Cayenne Pepper
- Ingredients:
- 2 and a half tbsp of cayenne pepper
- 2 cups of apple cider vinegar
- Instructions:
- Mix these things together well
- Pour the mixture into your bath water and soak your knees in it
- Do this for thirty minutes at a time every single day
- Ingredients:
- Water with Fenugreek Seeds
- Ingredients:
- 10 tbsp of fenugreek seeds
- 1 cup of water
- Instructions:
- Roast the seeds and then allow them time to cool
- Powder them
- Add the powdered seeds to the water and make a smooth paste
- Rub this paste on your knees
- Leave this on for about an hour and then wash it off with warm water
- Ingredients:
- Water with Fenugreek Seeds Method #2
- Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp of fenugreek seeds
- 2 cups of water
- Instructions:
- Soak the seeds in a cup of water overnight
- Strain them the next morning and eat them
- This should be done every day
- Ingredients:
- Lemon
- Ingredients:
- 2 lemons
- 1 cup of sesame oil
- 2 cheese cloths
- Instructions:
- Cut the lemon into small pieces and put them into the cheese cloths
- Tie it and dip it into the oil for a few minutes
- Place this on the affected knee area
- Ingredients:
- Ginger Oil
- Ingredients:
- 8 tbsp of ginger oil
- Instructions:
- Apply this oil onto the knee directly
- Use your fingers to rub it in and rinse it off after an hour
- Ingredients:
- Ginger Tea
- Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon of chopped ginger
- 2 cups of water
- 4 cups of honey
- 4 cups of lemon juice
- Instructions:
- Mix these things together and boil them for 10 minutes
- Stir and drink this tea while it is warm
- Do this as much as you can
- Ingredients:
- Juniper Berry Tea
- Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp of dried juniper berries
- 2 cups of water
- 6 drops of honey
- Instructions:
- Boil the water and add in the berries
- Then add the honey
- Let this sit for about 20 minutes and consume while hot
- Ingredients:
- Grape Juice
- Ingredients:
- 6 cups of grape juice
- one whole tbsp of pectin
- Ingredients:
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- Instructions:
- Mix well
- Drink twice a day for two whole weeks
- Instructions:
- Coconut Oil
- Ingredients:
- 1 cup of coconut oil
- Instructions:
- Boil the coconut oil over a medium heat for 5 minutes
- Use your finger to apply this to your painful areas
- Ingredients:
- White Willow Tea
- Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp of powdered white willow bark
- 2 cups of water
- 8 drops of honey
- Instructions:
- Boil the water on your stove
- Add in the powdered willow bark and allow it to soak fo 15 minutes
- Allow the bark time to sit after being removed from the heat
- Drink this twice a week
- Ingredients:
- Mustard Oil
- Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp of mustard oil
- 5 garlic cloves
- hot water
- towel
- Instructions:
- Heat the water on your stove and add in the garlic cloves
- Add the rest of the ingredients as well
- Ingredients:
- Epsom Salt
- Ingredients:
- 2 cups of Epsom salt
- hot water (bath)
- Instructions:
- Pour the Epson salt into your bath
- Soak your knees
- Ingredients:
- Cold Compress
- Ingredients:
- 10 ice cubes
- towel
- Instructions:
- Wrap the ice cubes in the towel and use it as an ice pack
- Ingredients:
- Eucalyptus Oil
- Ingredients:
- 10 drops of eucalyptus oil
- 10 drops of peppermint oil
- 4 drops of olive oil
- a medium size glass bottle
- Instructions:
- Put these things in a bottle together and blend them together
- Keep the bottle away from sunlight
- Apply this to your knees whenever you are in pain
- Ingredients:
- Olive Oil
- Ingredients:
- 6 drops of olive oil
- Instructions:
- Apply a few drops of this to the knee in pain
- Ingredients:
- Dandelion Leaves
- Ingredients:
- 6 tbsp of powdered dandelion leaves
- 2 cups of water
- 8 drops of honey
- Instructions:
- Boil the leaves in a cup of water and add in the honey
- Strain the liquid
- Then drink
- Ingredients:
Now along with these remedies, there are things we should and shouldn’t do in order to prevent knee pain. We should avoid any activities in which a knee is strained as well as high heeled shoes. Eating things high in magnesium is a given as it will promote joint health. If you have thick legs losing a few pounds will help as well. Simple things that can make a huge difference!
Tips for Knee Pain Prevention:
- Walk for at least 20 minutes a day.
- Exercise (target knee joints)
- Stay hydrated!
- Wear comfy shoes!
- Get plenty of massages.
- Avoid smoking as it worsens inflammation.
- Use heat pads when needed.
- Avoid lifting heavy objects.
These are things we should generally do without thinking but sometimes forget. Taking care of our bodies is extremely important. How are you going to get anywhere without your knees? Save them now before it is too late.