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Doctor has recommended me knee replacement for both my knees is there any other waty ?
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Conservative : Usually treatment starts with medication then injections bracing and therapy before proceeding to surgery. If all those have been done then surgery is the next step in treatment.
Answered 7/18/2013
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Depends: It all depends on your symptoms and your response to conservative treatments such as over-the-counter pain meds, icing, low-impact exercise, weight loss, and knee injections. If all these have failed, you have severe knee pain aggravated by walking, and you have severe arthritis, then your only other option is to live with the pain.
Answered 8/5/2015
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