Do Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Arthritis Knee Pain Really Work?
No! Not according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Researchers found that hyaluronic acid injections (rooster comb injections) given in the knee joint (for instance Hyalgan, Synvisc, Artzal, Suplasyn, BioHy, or Orthovisc) at best, had a small effect in the treatment of knee OA (osteoarthritis) compared with a placebo injection … Approximately 80% of the treatment effect of intra-articular hyaluronic acid was accounted for by the placebo effect of an intra-articular injection.
The study concluded that there was no real evidence to show that hyaluronic acid injections are more effective than placebo injections.
Even though the US Food and Drug Administration approved hyaluronic acid injections for the treatment of arthritis knee pain its effect is still controversial. Unfortunately, the reason that hyaluronic acid injections are controversial is that most of the research studies published about the injections have been funded by the developers of the drug and therefore are considered bias.
The study mentioned above was performed by a third party, and to our knowledge was not funded by a drug company.
If you are suffering from osteoarthritis knee pain then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program is considered a complete treatment system that combines low-level laser treatments (cold laser treatments), and other non-invasive modalities that promote rehabilitation of the knee.
Every patient’s program is unique depending on whether they suffer from knee pain due to arthritis, ‘bone on bone’ knee pain, meniscus tears, bursitis knee pain, tendonitis knee pain, a Baker’s Cyst, post surgical arthroscopic knee pain, or a combination of the listed conditions. If you live in the Dallas -Fort Worth area call our office at 214- 596-1051 to find out if you’re a candidate for Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program.
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At the DFW Spine & Joint Center we also have programs available that can help most musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle, foot, hand and wrist pain, etc…
Dr. Robert Hanson, a Dallas cold laser chiropractor,and an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, offers various non-surgical programs for the treatment of low back and neck pain. His cold laser programs address neck and back pain from herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves.
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Doctor for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area Since 2001.”
Source:
Grace H. Lo, MD; Michael LaValley, PhD; Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH; David T. Felson, MD, MPH Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis. JAMA. 2003;290:3115-3121.
Arthritis Knee Pain Not Helped by Hyaluronic Acid Injections | Dallas-Fort Worth
Dr. Schnee,D.C., Dallas Cold Laser Therapy Doctor shares study about Hyaluronic Acid Knee Injections, stating they work just as well as a placebo.
