The accompanying symptoms

In addition to the typical symptoms of synovialitis of the knee joint (pain, redness, swelling and overheating of the joint), there may be other accompanying symptoms. These include primarily a deterioration of the general condition. Patients feel weak and tired, fever and aching limbs may occur.

The mobility of the knee joint is painful and severely restricted. If the inflammation spreads, the surrounding muscles and skin can also be affected by redness, swelling and pain. Depending on the cause of the synovitis, other symptoms typical of the disease can also occur: for example, in rheumatoid arthritis, other joints are often affected by an inflammation.

Synovialitis of the knee joint results in a severe inflammation of the synovial membrane of the knee. A typical symptom is the severe swelling of the knee joint. This is caused by the increased blood circulation in the joint and the associated storage of water in the surrounding tissue.

The swelling and the accompanying restriction of movement should be reduced early if the therapy is correct. The main symptom of synovitis is severe pain in the knee. This can manifest itself as a pulsating pain at rest and is usually intensified when the knee joint is moved.

Shooting, stabbing pain is often described. Mobility is also usually severely restricted due to the pain. Anti-inflammatory painkillers (e.g. ibuprofen), but also cooling and protection, can help here.

With an appropriate therapy, the pain should also disappear in time. Synovitis of the knee often leads to the formation of a joint effusion. This is an accumulation of fluid within the joint capsule.

This can lead to pain and swelling of the knee. The joint effusion can be punctured by a doctor from the outside. This can be useful both to relieve the knee and to confirm the diagnosis, as the drained fluid can be examined in the laboratory, for example, for pathogens.With appropriate therapy of synovitis, it may take some time for the joint effusion to subside.