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What is the best treatment for an arthritic knee?

 There are varied treatment modalities available knee arthritis treatment, symptoms such as pain and inflammation. 

  1. Home treatment includes R.I.C.E. Formula (Rest, Ice therapy, Compression, and Elevation)

  2. Lifestyle changes and activity modification such as reducing activities like knee bending and climbing stairs

  3. Physical therapy, muscle strengthening exercises, or using assistive devices like canes 


But all the above methods provide only temporary relief.


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. 




This is where regenerative cell treatment can be the best treatment for knee arthritis. 


Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy 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 PRP therapy.


A research study published in the journal Arthroscopy revealed that PRP injections were significantly more effective than hyaluronic acid injections by providing long term pain relief with improved joint function. Hyaluronic acid can only lubricate the knee joint, but it cannot treat cartilage loss, unlike PRP therapy [1]. 


Another scientific study revealed that regenerative cell therapy may provide better pain relief compared to NSAIDs drugs and corticosteroid injections [2].


People think that PRP treatment is just like cortisone. But it is not so. Long-term use of cortisone injections will suppress the body’s natural healing mechanism and end up with knee replacement surgery. But PRP therapy aims at repairing the injured tissue by stimulating your body’s healing mechanism naturally. Hence, you do not end up with surgery in the later stage [3]. 


References

  1. Dai, WL; Zhou, AG; Zhang, H; et. al. Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Arthroscopy; 12/22/2016.

  2. Iijima, H., Isho, T., Kuroki, H., Takahashi, M., & Aoyama, T. (2018). Effectiveness of mesenchymal stem cells for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis toward the establishment of effective regenerative rehabilitation. NPJ Regenerative medicine, 3(1), 1-13.

  3. Forogh B, Mianehsaz E, Shoaee S, Ahadi T, Raissi GR, Sajadi S. Effect of single injection of Platelet-Rich Plasma in comparison with corticosteroid on knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized clinical trial. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2015 Jul 14.  [Google Scholar]

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