How do you treat side knee pain?

Lifestyle and home remedies

Rest. Take a break from your normal activities to reduce repetitive strain on your knee, give the injury time to heal and help prevent further damage.
Ice. Ice reduces both pain and inflammation.
Heat.
Compression.
Elevation.

What does pain on the outside of the knee indicate?

Pain on the inside or outside of your knee could be a sign of a torn ligament (the medial collateral ligament on the inside, or lateral collateral ligament on the outside), Dr. Burg says. But it also could indicate a torn or degenerative meniscus, which is the cartilage that lines and cushions your knee joint.

What causes knee pain and how to treat knee pain?

Diagnosis. Your doctor may first recommend having an X-ray,which can help detect bone fractures and degenerative joint disease.

Treatment. Treatments will vary,depending upon what exactly is causing your knee pain.

Clinical trials.

Lifestyle and home remedies.

Alternative medicine.

Preparing for your appointment.

What are the reasons for knee pain?

ACL Injuries: Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are often sports injuries involving jumping or sudden changes in direction.

PCL Injuries: Posterior cruciate ligament injures develop after a blow to the front of the knee and can result in significant knee pain.

Collateral ligament injuries: These injuries often occur while playing contact sports

What causes sharp pain on the inside of the knee?

Loose body. Sometimes injury or degeneration of bone or cartilage can cause a piece of bone or cartilage to break off and float in the joint space.

Iliotibial band syndrome.

Dislocated kneecap.

Hip or foot pain.

Should I Stop exercise with knee pain?

Lie on your side with your legs stacked on top of each other.

Raise your top leg as high as you comfortably can. You should feel this on the side of your hips.

Pause briefly at the top,then lower your leg.

Do 2 to 3 sets of 10 repetitions for each leg.