Conservative Treatments for Arthritis

• Education
• Activity (such as level walking, bicycling, swimming, water aerobics)
• Exercise
• Weight loss (3 times your body weight goes through your hip or knee while walking)
• Activity Modification
• Knee Brace
• Cane/walker

Medical Treatments for Arthritis

• Glucosamine/Chondroitin Sulfate
• Tylenol
• NSAIDs (ibuprofen, Aleve, Meloxicam, Celebrex)

Injections

• Steriod injections (usally reserved for the knee, occasionally performed in the hip)
• Viscosupplementation (Hyalgan, Synvisc, Orthovisc)

Non-arthroplasty Surgery

• Knee arthroscopy (usually performed for a torn meniscus)