Treatment Reviews:  Ice for Knee Osteoarthritis


Condition Treatment Average Result Healed Helped
a Lot
Helped
a Little
No Change Made Worse
Knee Osteoarthritis
Ice
3.0
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Cases  


 No change

All of these treatments didn't do anything for my knee. The cable weights would make it feel a little worse, but everything else wouldn't do anything for my condition.

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Treatment Combo:   Cable Weights + Strengthening + Taping + Ice + New Shoes
Helpful?
 Helped a little

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Treatment Combo:   Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Ice + Bed Rest
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  • SuzyQ
  • Female
  • 155 pounds
 Helped a little

I use ice and heat when the swelling gets bad. Ice to reduce the swelling and heat to give me more flexibility. It is a temporary fix.

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Treatment Combo:   Ice + Heat Therapy
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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?
 Helped a lot

I was first diagnosed with its osteoarthritis 10 years ago. My knees had taken quite a beating up until then, because I had been marching in a drill team in high school, was a track star, and a cross country runner. The sport that I got injured in was karate. ...

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Treatment Combo:   Cable Weights + Weight Machines + Taping + Knee brace + Ice + Hydrotherapy + Stretching Treatment + Bed Rest + Water Aerobics
Dates:  April 4, 2001 - Ongoing
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