Hyaluronic acid (HA) injection: the normal knee has hyaluronic acid (HA) with a thick and viscous consistency. As the knee becomes arthritic the composition of the HA changes. The injection replaces a fluid like the healthy fluid found in a normal knee. There are lots of brands on the market. They can be given as a single dose injection or a series of injections which range from 3 to 5 based on the brand. Types of the different brands are: hyalgan, orthovisc, synvisc, supartz, and euflexa.
Cortisone injection: cortisone is like a strong Motrin/Eleve, meaning that it is able to decelerate or reduce the inflammatory process that is produced by the knee osteoarthritis. The injection can be given every three months. If given more than every three months if does not work as well. Cortisone does not destroy the knee joint, the bones in the knee or the knee ligaments/ tendons. There are a lot of myths about cortisone. The bottom line is that cortisone will not damage an arthritic knee joint. Cortisone given in the knee joint does not cause the person to gain weight. Cortisone can temporarily raise a person’s blood sugar if they are a diabetic.
Weight-loss: the less weight on the arthritic knee usually will help to reduce the pain from the arthritis and may slow down the progression. Morbidity obese patients have a higher incidence of knee arthritis at a younger age.
Capsaicin: it is a topical cream made from red peppers that can help reduce the pain of knee arthritis. It can be purchased over the counter at most grocery or pharmacies.
Sorry to hear that, you should not depend too much on pain-killer. have you done MRI or bone tests? As you can test elevating your legs during sleep and applying warm compress 3x a day as well as doing enough foot and leg exercises. hope this can help.
Question:
Extreme knee pain that doesn’t disappear even with narcotics?They are saying it is osteoarthritis however after 5 years of attempting everything i’m now on narcotics. Some days they work and a few days they dont. Got a referal to a orthopedic. I am so sick and tired of being on narcotics and thus tired of my knees hurtin.
I don’t know what to do
I believe the 1st writing. Make sure to get a good orthopedic doctor who’ll take the necessary checks and find the true problem. Get examined for rheumatoid arthritis symptoms as well. You can do this with a blood test; nevertheless, some 25% of people who have it still test negative so you may need additional testing and advicve. Really don’t focus just on narcotics. You most likely also need an anti-inflammatory medicine and perhaps corrective surgery.