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Lifestyle changes Physical Management Treatment to Manage Pain Complementary Treatments Surgery What is the treatment? This means losing weight if needed and taking more exercise. This means having physiotherapy and occupational therapy. It may include using walking aids like canes or special insoles Including tablets, you take by mouth, injections into the joint and self-help support. Including TENS, acupuncture, and the nutritional supplements chondroitin and glucosamine. Including total or partial knee replacement and osteotomy. Surgery is usually for people with severe symptoms who have other treatments first. Arthroscopy is only recommended for people who have experienced their knee ‘locking’ (getting completely stuck in position). Lifestyle changes Physical Management Treatment to Manage Pain Complementary Treatments Surgery What is the effect on your pain? Taking regular exercise can reduce pain for some people with knee arthritis although the effect may be small. [4] Physical management can improve your pain. We know that strengthening exercises for your knee, wearing special shoe inserts, taping up the knee, and There are many types of medicine that can reduce the pain of osteoarthritis. However, medication does not work for everyone. We don’t know whether most forms of complementary treatments help with pain. Acupuncture may help some people.[12] Glucosamine sulphate may also help relieve pain.[13] Surgery is usually for people who have severe symptoms and have tried other treatments without success. Many people find their
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