Treatment Reviews:  Weight Loss for Knee Osteoarthritis


Condition Treatment Average Result Healed Helped
a Lot
Helped
a Little
No Change Made Worse
Knee Osteoarthritis
Weight Loss
3.5
6 4 1

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 Helped a lot
one person found this helpful

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Treatment:   Weight Loss
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  • rsmorphy
  • Male
  • 59 years old
  • 195 pounds
  • 6 Feet None Inches
 Helped a little

Slowly grew worse over years. Currently debilitating with right knee surgery pending.

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Treatment Combo:   Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Strengthening + Cane + Rest + Weight Loss + Exercise + Bed Rest + New Shoes
Helpful?
  • csqrd94
  • Female
  • 39 years old
  • 250 pounds
  • 5 Feet 5 Inches
 No change

Attempts to control diet and lose weight, but difficult when I cannot exercise extensively.

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Treatment Combo:   Weight Loss + Diet Management
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

All of these treatments were not adding any pressure on my knee. It seems like when I add more pressure of try to do aerobics, it makes everything worse.

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Treatment Combo:   Glucosamine + Swimming + Weight Machines + Strengthening + Weight Loss + Diet Management + Water Aerobics
Helpful?
 Helped a lot
one person found this helpful

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. ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Swimming + Weight Machines + Walking + Taping + Knee Arthroscopy + Physical Therapy + Weight Loss
Dates:  September 23, 1999 - November 11, 1999
Helpful?
 Helped a lot
one person found this helpful

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 ...

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Treatment Combo:   Strengthening + Knee brace + Chiropractic + Physical Therapy + Weight Loss + Skin Ointment
Dates:  December 1, 2009 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • katea
  • Female
  • 37 years old
  • 5 Feet 8 Inches
 Helped a little
one person found this not helpful

10 years ago
Pump classes at the gym

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Treatment:   Weight Loss
Dates:  August 10, 1999 - Ongoing
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  • SuzyQD
  • Female
  • 160 pounds
  • 5 Feet 7 Inches
 Helped a little

Unfortunately, osteoarthritis runs in my family and I inherited my bad knees from my mother's side. I watched as my mother's knees deteriorated over the years and also watched as she refused to undergo surgery-- a big mistake. I swore i would not follow in her footsteps so I took ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Cortisone Injection + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Walking + Knee Replacement + Ice + Physical Therapy + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss + Diet Management + Exercise + Bupropion Medication + New Shoes
Dates:  January 28, 2005 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • m5940
  • Female
  • 190 pounds
  • 5 Feet 10 Inches
 Helped a little
1 of 2 people found this helpful

osteoarthritis in both knees that started about 11 years ago

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Glucosamine + Cortisone Injection + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss + Bupropion Medication + Antibiotics + Anti-anxiety medication + Herbs
Dates:  May 2, 2000 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • ciko
  • Female
  • 1 years old
  • 64 pounds
  • 5 Feet 4 Inches
 Helped a lot

My knee problem started when I was in high school although very lightly. whenever i would walk alot my kness would begin to ache. Also, during cold days my kneees would pain and make a crackin noise when i squatted. As i grew older, the problem grew with me. I ...

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Treatment Combo:   Weight Loss + Diet Management
Dates:  January 25, 2001 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Helped a lot
2 of 2 people found this helpful

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 ...

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Treatment Combo:   Weight Loss + Water Aerobics
Dates:  July 17, 2007 - Ongoing
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