Available Treatment Options

  1. Lifestyle Modification: losing weight, avoiding aggravating activities, modifying exercise to low impact activities only
  2. Exercises: specifically prescribed to improve strength and flexibility without exacerbating your pain
  3. Anti-inflammatory Medications: designed to decrease swelling in the joint and provide temporary pain relief
  4. Corticosteroid Injection: powerful anti-inflammatory agent injected directly into the joint
  5. Joint Fluid Therapy: a series of injections directly into your knee, designed to improve lubrication in the joint (find out more at www.supartz.com)
  6. Glucosamine/Chondroitin: dietary supplement that may relieve arthritic pain
  7. Bracing: used to provide external stability to the knee joint
  8. Arthroscopic Surgery: minimally invasive procedure to remove debris or repair torn cartilage
  9. Total Knee Replacement Surgery: surgical procedure that replaces all three compartments of the knee.