I have moderate/severe arthritis in both knees. i'm already on a signifigant amount of pain rx's. im looking for ways to ease morning pain/stiffness.?

Try alternative med.: I'm an internist, and also practice functional medicine, so my answer will reflect both practices. "moderate/severe arthritis, " and "significant amount of pain rx's" means smthn is not working. Correct diagnosis? Osteo vs rheumatoid arth? If you have correct diagnosis and still not working, explore treatments like magnesium, fish oil, avoid processed foods salt and sugar, water, green tea.

Knee pain: Talk to your doctor about referral to an orthopedic surgeon for injection of synvisc (hylan g-f 20) or some similar agent which can help for a few months. Steroid injections might also help as well as some other medications such as Cymbalta which has recently been approved for pain from osteoarthritis. Sounds like you may eventually need total knee replacement surgery.