Surgery Isn't Your Only Knee Pain Option

By Scot Paris, MD

Pain & Arthritis Relief Center

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Surgery Isn't Your Only Knee Pain Option

Those who suffer from osteoarthritis (OA) understand just how debilitating the pain can be. The pain associated with OA can make daily activities, even just walking, absolutely unbearable. The worst part of living with OA is that you are constantly told the only way to relieve your pain is through invasive knee replacement surgery, but you should know that surgery is never your only option. It's time to understand all of your options before agreeing to a surgery that may be unnecessary.

First of all, it's important to understand that surgery is never guaranteed to relieve your knee pain. Complications during surgery can leave you in even worse shape than when you started. It also requires a lot of recovery time, quickly eating up your vacation days, which is unfortunate because surgery is an expensive option even after insurance.

Viscosupplementation Therapy is an excellent, FDA approved, alternative to surgery. Many people aren't told about Viscosupplementation and may be surprised to find that there is a drug-free, surgery-free way to treat osteoarthritis and knee pain.

Viscosupplementation Therapy is a natural treatment option for OA. With OA the knee is missing synovial fluid, which acts as a cushion between the bones. During Viscosupplementation Therapy a synthetic synovial fluid is injected into the knee to act as that cushion. The treatment consists of simply replacing a fluid that should be in the knee; therefore, eliminating pain.

Viscosupplementation varies from surgery in many ways. The first difference is that Viscosupplementation has little to no recovery time. Patients are able to walk around immediately following an injection usually with less pain than what they were feeling before.

Prescription drugs aren't necessary to help with the recovery of Viscosupplementation like they are with surgery, so there are no chances of getting addicted to any drugs. Most patients find that they can even stop taking any pain medications that they were previously taking.

Viscosupplementation therapy is less expensive than surgery. It is usually done in a doctor's office saving you money. Medicare and most insurances cover Viscosupplementation, helping you get the treatment you need at a reasonable price.

Not only does Viscosupplementation help relieve the pain, but many patients find that all areas of their lives improve once the pain ends. Because there are no side effects patients are able to get back to doing anything they love even just going for an enjoyable walk.