When exercise and simple painpainAn unpleasant sensation associated with actual or potential tissue damage, and mediated by specific nerve fibe... medications no longer effectively manage knee pain caused by oseoarthritis (OA), hyaluronic acidhyaluronic acidA substance injected into a knee with osteoarthritis. Serves to restore lubrication and shock absorbing capabi... injections, which reintroduce healthy joint fluidjoint fluidA transparent, lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation (place of union between two or more... and restores cushioning and lubricating properties to the knee jointjointThe junction between the ends of two adjacent bones., may be the answer. ORTHOVISC^®  (High Molecular WeightMolecular WeightThe sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. HyaluronanHyaluronanA substance found naturally in joint fluid that acts as a shock absorber and lubricant in the knee joint and i...) is an FDA approved, non-drug therapy made from ultra-pure natural hyaluronan, a naturally occuring lubricant found in healthy knee joints. ORTHOVISC^® can provide up to six months of pain relief. Talk to your doctor to see if ORTHOVISC^®  might be a good choice for knee pain relief if you are not ready for total knee replace

When a patient‘s disease and knee pain progresses, the doctor may recommend corticosteroid injectionscorticosteroid injectionsA steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex (the outer portion of the adrenal glands); administered as dr... for osteoarthritisosteoarthritisArthritis characterized by erosion of articular cartilage, either primary or secondary to trauma or other cond... as an anti-inflammatory treatment or hyaluronic acid knee injections like ORTHOVISC^®.

Hyaluronic acid injections are a type of osteoarthritisosteoarthritisArthritis characterized by erosion of articular cartilage, more common in older people. injection treatment known as viscosupplementation, which is basically the reintroduction of healthy joint fluid into your knee. Viscosupplementation helps return proper cushioning and lubrication function to the knee joint, addressing knee pain at the source of the problem and providing relief

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