Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery vs. Non-Operative Care for Degenerative Tears: What the 5-Year Research May Be Telling Us

Getting out of a chair should not feel like a major event. Walking up stairs should not make you wonder whether your knee will catch, grind, or give out. Yet that is exactly where many people find themselves when they have chronic knee pain and are told they have a degenerative meniscal tear.

If you have been told that arthroscopic meniscal surgery is the obvious next step, it may be worth taking a closer look before moving forward.

A 5-year systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials published in theJournal of Orthopaedic Reportsfound no significant long-term difference in pain, activity, or knee function between arthroscopic meniscal surgery and non-operative care for patients with degenerative meniscal tears and mechanical symptoms. Even more important, the surgical group showed significantly higher osteoarthritic progression over time. ¹

That matters.

Because when long-term pain and function outcomes appear similar, but one path may be associated with greater arthritic progression, the decision deserves a deeper and more thoughtful evaluation.

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You want to be able to keep up with your family, be able to sleep on your side or just walk without pain, but your knee or knees scream at you in pain. Every day is a chore due to your chronic knee pain and you want non-surgical help. I am happy to say I have a solution for you that works and works FAST!

The typical method of dealing with a painful area of the body is focusing the treatment on the painful part of the body with physical therapy, Chiropractic, massage, rehab, etc. If you have tried this focused treatment without success and are left thinking you have no other choices, know that I am writng this article to give you another viewpoint and a non-surgical knee pain option.

Thousands of people have been helped with the methods I am going to explain I have personally helped many people who were desperately looking for a non-surgical solution to their knee pain. It's likely you can be helped too. Of course not everyone is a candidate for the procedures I will outline, but a vast majority of people are suitable candidates.

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