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Mar 1, 2022 Vol. 36 Hani Times Acupuncture

Pain Management

Knee Surgery Is Not Always the Best Choice

Quality of Life of Knee Pain Patients Between One Who Had Surgery and

Who Did Not Have Was Not Significantly Different.

the two cases. in which the cruciate cartilage and ligaments with
In other words, there was no ligament of the knee is only acupuncture, which is
greater benefit to having the completely torn due to a physical stimulus, and in
operation than not having excessive exercise or an this case, herbal medicine
the operation at the cost, accident among young is essential. As a result of
rehab time, and risk. And people, but this is a very scientific research, it is
even after surgery, it was rare case. In such a case, known that herbal medicine
concluded that the recovery the knee doesn't just hurt such as Shu Di Huang, Chuan
speed was good, and the heavily or is difficult to Xiong, and Niu Xi inhibit
patient satisfaction after walk, but it feels like it cartilage destruction and
surgery was high when is completely unstable. help cartilage formation,
the minimally invasive The pain and swelling are thereby having a significant
procedure was performed. very severe. effect on degenerative joint
△ Acupuncture treatment and herbal medicine have been
proven to replace knee surgery in most cases. Shu Di The number of patients For degenerative arthritis diseases.
Huang, Chuan Xiong, and Niu Xi inhibit cartilage destruction who must undergo surgery of the knee, which tends On the other hand, most drugs
and help cartilage formation of knee joints. Imageⓒ
shutterstock_New Africa such as knee cartilage to occur in people over 50, prescribed in conventional
removal, anterior, posterior if patients have to perform medicine are painkillers
where knee cartilage removal cruciate ligament graft, and surgery, they should and anti-inflammatory
By Winston Lee
was actually performed collateral ligament graft is consider a joint surgery that drugs that reduce pain
L. Ac., Ph.D., KMD
because it was determined quite small. In many cases, sutures the torn cartilage and inflammation. Also, a
that knee surgery was other treatment options with stitches or, in severe glucosamine supplement,
If you look at the 2002 necessary by an MD and can be considered besides cases, completely remove the which is said to help
content of the Cochrane the case where the knee surgery. I have also seen existing knee cartilage and cartilage reproduction, was
Review, which is famous cartilage removal was not numerous knee pain patients replace it with an artificial proven to have no apparent
for reviews that evaluate performed was followed at Gangnam Seoul, Korea, one. Surgery is considered effect, according to a
the reliability of medical up and observed later, and branches in Jaseng, if the patient cannot move reliable study in 2005. In
papers worldwide, you there was no significant USA. But less than 5% the knee completely and fact, the most fundamental
can see this. When it was difference in the quality of patients required the the pain is too severe to and essential treatment
compared with the case of life after all between surgery. There are cases walk. Even in this case, method in joint treatment
the operation itself may is to suppress degenerative
accelerate degenerative changes as much as possible
changes, and issues such rather than to reduce only
as anesthetic side effects, pain. Suppose patients
the risk of infection, and take herbal medicine that
the possibility of brain and strengthens the patient's
heart disease due to blood basic physical strength and
clots should be considered. immunity while reducing
Except for the very rare degenerative changes for
cases where surgery is several months. In that
necessary, as described case, they can see that the
above, acupuncture and knees and joints such as
herbal medicine can wrists, elbows, and ankles
provide sufficient treatment become more flexible and
and management. First, easier to move.
acupuncture is applied to Therefore, as I mentioned
the pain area and meridians above, unless patients
to reduce pain. In addition, are in a situation where
acupuncture stimulates the they cannot walk at all
synovial sac that protects due to complete rupture
the knee joint, allowing the of ligaments or cartilage
synovial fluid that lubricates due to a major accident or
the joint to flow better very severe degenerative
and circulate. What must changes, if you make
be done simultaneously an accurate diagnosis
is to increase the ability through X-ray or MRI and
to produce synovial fluid continue to treat them
for lubricating joints and through eastern medicine
prevent further degeneration such as acupuncture and
of cartilage and ligaments. herbal medicine, most
Therefore, there is a limit knee problems can be
to fundamentally helping safely and effectively
the production of synovial treated while avoiding
fluid or the recovery of surgery.