Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment

Knee Osteoarthritis is also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It causes pain, swelling and reduced motion in your kneejoints. Symptoms may include joint pain, tenderness, stiffness.

A variety of causes may lead to loss of cartilage. Cartilage is the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. Healthy cartilage absorbs the shock of movement. When you lose cartilage, your bones rub together. This kind of rubbing can permanently damage the joint.

Factors that may cause osteoarthritis include:

being overweight
getting older
injuring a joint
loss of strength in muscles supporting joints

Therapies that manage osteoarthritis pain and improve function include exercise, weight control, rest, pain relief, alternative therapies and surgery.

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See Also
Articular Cartilage Damage
Chondromalacia
Medial Meniscus Tear Treatment

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Water "Cure" for Knee Pain

Two years ago I was diagnosed with early stage rheumatoid arthritis in my left knee. I thought I had twisted my knee because it was painful, swollen and I couldn't put my full weight on it. My doctor said that it wasn't advanced enough for any big hitter drugs like Celebrex but she did prescribe ice and naproxin to reduce ....

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Torn meniscus reveals osteoarthriis in left knee.

I was working as a server in a restaurant at the time of my accident. It was a busy supper rush, and a customer spilled his beverage onto the floor, the bus boy mopped the area but, not well enough and the area was not marked with a warning sign. I came around the corner from a table I was ....

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Knee Pain!

My osteoarthritis is not going to go away, but there are certainly things I can do to manage my pain. Right now I am in the process of management of my condition so that I do not do things to make it even worse or deteriorate even more. Losing weight helps because my knees don't have to carry as much ....

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Category	Name	Average Result	Healed	Helped a Lot	Helped a Little	No Change	Made Worse
	All Treatments (average)	3.1 (146)	4	49	51	35	7
Diet and Weight Management	Diet Management	3.6 (5)	1	2	1	1
Diet and Weight Management	Weight Loss	3.5 (11)		6	4	1
Drugs and Supplements	Naproxen Sodium - Aleve - Anaprox - Naprelan	4.0 (1)		1
Drugs and Supplements	Celebrex - Celecoxib	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID)	3.3 (4)		1	3
Drugs and Supplements	Cortisone Injection	3.2 (5)		1	4
Drugs and Supplements	Pain Killers (Analgesic)	3.0 (4)			4
Drugs and Supplements	Herbs	3.0 (1)			1
Drugs and Supplements	Bupropion Medication	3.0 (2)			2
Drugs and Supplements	Antibiotics	3.0 (1)			1
Drugs and Supplements	Anti-anxiety medication	3.0 (1)			1
Drugs and Supplements	Glucosamine	2.9 (8)		3	1	4
Drugs and Supplements	Motrin - Ibuprofen	2.0 (1)				1
Exercise	Water Aerobics	4.0 (4)		4
Exercise	Swimming	3.8 (4)		3	1
Exercise	Walking	3.3 (8)	1	3	2	1	1
Exercise	Weight Machines	3.3 (4)		3			1
Exercise	Strengthening	3.2 (5)		2	2	1
Exercise	Pilates	3.0 (1)			1
Exercise	Isometrics	3.0 (1)			1
Exercise	Yoga	2.5 (6)	1			5
Exercise	Cable Weights	2.3 (6)		1		5
Exercise	Exercise	2.3 (3)			2		1
Exercise	Aerobics Exercises	2.0 (2)				2
Exercise	Running	1.0 (1)					1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Cane	3.5 (2)		1	1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Taping	3.3 (3)		2		1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Knee brace	2.6 (8)		3		4	1
Medical Devices and Equipment	New Shoes	2.5 (4)			2	2
Medical Devices and Equipment	Crutches	1.0 (1)					1
Surgery	Knee Arthroscopy	3.0 (2)		1		1
Surgery	Knee Replacement	2.8 (4)		1	2		1
Therapy	Chiropractic	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Physical Therapy	3.6 (8)	1	4	2	1
Therapy	Stretching Treatment	3.5 (2)		1	1
Therapy	Bed Rest	3.3 (3)		1	2
Therapy	Ice	3.0 (5)		1	3	1
Therapy	Rest	3.0 (2)			2
Therapy	Heat Therapy	3.0 (3)			3
Therapy	Hydrotherapy	2.4 (5)		1		4
Topical	Skin Ointment	4.0 (1)		1
Topical	Biofreeze	3.0 (1)			1

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