Should apply heat when painful knee joints?

My mother recently had a pain in the knees, sometimes swelling slightly difficult to walk. It is advised to roast salt with wormwood to apply. So please ask the doctor how this is true and should not do?

There are many causes of knee pain, with the information provided above, cannot confirm the exact cause of the disease. Knee pain is a symptom of many diseases such as inflammation of the epididymis, tendonitis, arthritis, cartilage damage, cross ligament injury ...

As for the use of pills (use salt with salted worm) in the package and then used as one of the treatments in the Oriental medicine for the treatment of rheumatism, joint degeneration, joint pain. The use of this method is very good, but when using the patient must control the heat to avoid burns and more serious injuries. And before the application should have the advice of a reputable physician.

Therefore, you need to take your mother to a specialist in the bone and joints to be diagnosed and treated promptly. Then, depending on the disease, doctors will specify the method of treatment, the way to work properly.