Meniscus injury with what medicine

Meniscus injury can be treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cartilage nutrition drugs under the doctor's instructions.

1. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

can play an anti-inflammatory and analgesic role. Meniscus injury is often accompanied by inflammatory reactions and pain. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can effectively reduce pain and relieve inflammation. For example, ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium, etc., but attention should be paid to possible gastrointestinal discomfort and other adverse reactions when using them, especially patients with gastrointestinal diseases.

2. Nutritional cartilage drugs

Meniscus belongs to cartilage tissue. The use of cartilage nutrition drugs can help repair and restore meniscus. Common drugs such as glucosamine can stimulate cartilage cells to synthesize proteoglycans and collagen fibers, and promote the repair and reconstruction of cartilage matrix, thus helping the recovery of meniscus injury to a certain extent, but it takes a long time to see the effect.