Knee pain? Just walk it off.
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Got knee pain?
Pain pills - prolonged use of NSAID (like Ibuprofen) eventually worsens the pain/disability, contributes to the progression of arthritis, and increases the likelihood of needing knee replacement surgeries later.
Cortisone shots - repeated use yields diminished returns on pain management, may also be toxic for cartilage, correlates to higher probabilities of knee replacements later, and if it leaks outside the joint can raise blood sugar levels.
Meniscus surgery - randomized placebo trials show no meaningful difference on pain management of knee function between those getting real meniscus surgeries and those getting sham ("placebo") surgeries after one year, but ten years after, those who got real meniscus surgeries show higher rate of new or worsening arthritis and more knee replacement surgeries.
Sit and rest - least effective and most detrimental; the more you sit or just lie around, the more you end up with arthritic knees.
Walk - the only winner identified in the article. "Those who walked for exercise, whether often or occasionally, were far less likely during the subsequent two years to develop new pain or worsening joint degeneration than non-walkers."
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I'm not surprised. The orthopedic surgeon who did Mr wtg's knee replacement said it was likely that the meniscus surgery he had fifteen years prior probably caused the knee to eventually fail. And he used to take aspirin or ibuprofen on a regular basis for arthritis pain.
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I think it depends on the individual both in terms of a patient having the right of autonomy to make medical decisions for same in consultation with their doctors and also in terms of the fact that each individual's body is different and will behave differently.
But don't get me wrong. I don't want to be whistling past the graveyard.
I think I'll make a route in my neighborhood and try to work up to walking it 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x a week.
We have a new renovated, heated pool.
I like it a lot, but getting that much chlorine absorbed into my skin doesn't help me at all, so I use it rarely.
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