What are the treatment option for knee pain (Osteoarthritis)

Below are the opinion from Senior Orthppaedic surgeon Dr Kevin Yip from Singapore Sports and Orthopaedic Clinic.

The various treatments available for knee pain (Osteoarthritis) include:

• -          Joint and muscle exercise to improve strength flexibility. This will reduce the force going through the join
• -          Weight management to relieves stress on the weight-bearing joints
• -          Glucosamine Sulphate 1500mg per day
• -          Anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics
• -          Injection of lubricant into knee
• -          Arthroscopy to wash away the inflamed fluid, debris and loose fragments inside the joint. Abrasive-therapy to stimulate cartilage growth
• -          Osteotomy to straighten the leg to reduce the stress acting on the bad part of the knee.
• -          Partial knee replacement (unicompartmental knee- replaced only diseased portion of the joint)
• -          Total knee replacement (used when severe osteoarthritis is present)

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Cause of knee pain ( Osteoarthristis)

Below are the opinion from Senior Orthppaedic surgeon Dr Kevin Yip from Singapore Sports and Orthopaedic Clinic.

Knee pain  also known as Osteoarthritis, is a common problem in Asia, especially individual above age 40. The most common cause of knee pain is Degenerative Osteoarthritis. Women are more prone to the disease. It is characterized by mild to debilitating pain. the treatment ranges from physiotherapy, medication injection and surgery.  Once the condition is diagnosed, it is important to choose the treatment according to the individual's age, ad the severity of the symptoms.

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