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Joint pains
My mother have pain in her joint since last few years. She is avoiding knee replacement surgery and is taking pain killers on SoS basis. Of late she started physiotherapy when contacted a new doctor. The new doctor also insisted to go for injecting some lubricant / steroids in knees which will be useful if we are avoiding knee replacement as per him. However we are not sure about the side effects of such treatment. We also seek what else can be done if we are avoiding knee replacement surgery for next 4-6 years.
Need for surgery depends on how bad the symptoms are and how it interferes with your life.
Any injection will only work for a short time. Repeated injections of steroids into the knee is not good, as it may cause local bone weakening. Medical lubricants injected into knee, last for only a certain amount of time.
Weight management, regular exercise and physiotherapy can all help. If there is loss of cartilage, then surgery sometimes is the only option
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