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Alternative treatment instead of knee surgery

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Mar 14 3:44pm | Replies (7)
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@kabob

Thank you! Very helpful. I too was diagnosed with 'bone on bone' last summer - both hip and knee. Is there a particular name for the type of PT you had? I would like to look into it.
On another note... weight loss has been helping me too (long way to go but I'm doing it!)

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projfan | @projfan | Mar 14 1:25pm

You are very welcome! I believe it's called gait retraining -- at least it's a place to start.

I've been yo-yoing my weight for my entire life, so I finally decided to go for bariatric surgery, which worked beautifully for years until I started putting the weight back on. Last summer, I started GLP-1 RAs (first zepbound, then ozempic for maintenance), lost the gain plus a bit more. It's been WAY more effective than dieting, but also, more side effects. And I know I'll be on it for life.

If you can drop enough weight to make a difference and keep it off without all that, bravo -- clearly, the healthier choice.

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