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What are some methods that have worked for treating knee pain or arthritis knee pain?

 Treatments for knee arthritis

 aim to improve the strength and function of joints by controlling the symptoms and avoid further joint damage.

Treatment modalities include

  1. R.I.C.E. Formula (Rest, Ice therapy, Compression, and Elevation) as a home treatment to limit the activities that may aggravate the symptoms.
  2. Medications such as analgesics aim to reduce the pain, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) helps in reducing pain and inflammation.
  3. Hyaluronic acid is a type of lubricating fluid present in the knee joint. Hence, the physician may recommend hyaluronic acid injection for better joint flexibility.
  4. Corticosteroid. Administration of corticosteroid injections into the knee provides short-term relief for only 1-3 weeks by reducing inflammation.
  5. Activity modification such as reducing activities like knee bending and climbing stairs may help in slowing down the arthritis development. Lifestyle changes that aim at reducing the overall weight may prevent the condition from getting worse.
  6. Physical Therapy. Physicians may recommend physical therapy, muscle strengthening exercises, or using assistive devices like canes, once you are relieved from knee pain.
  7. Surgical methods include joint distraction, knee arthroscopy, knee osteotomy, and partial or total joint replacement. Your physician may recommend these options if non-surgical methods do not yield any improvement. But joint replacement surgery is only considered as the last resort since it involves an extensive rehabilitation period after the surgery and there may be a repetitive chance of joint replacement in the future.

  1. Regenerative Treatment
  • (Platelet-Rich Plasma) PRP treatment for Knee Arthritis provides a one-stop solution to your long-lasting symptoms by restoring normal structure and function. You can see significant improvement in 4 - 6 weeks after undergoing P.R.P. therapy. P.R.P. therapy repairs the injured tissue by stimulating your body’s healing mechanism naturally.
  • SVF (Stromal Vascular Fraction) therapy in elders with grade 2-4 degenerative knee osteoarthritis it is considered
  • to be safe and effective with significant improvement in their quality of life.
  • Mesenchymal Cell therapy is equally safe and beneficial as SVF therapy.
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