Which treatments do medical sources describe for “Ease knee joint pain from cartilage wear”?
Sources describe 5 treatments for “Ease knee joint pain from cartilage wear”: Knee stem cell injection, Manual therapy, Prolotherapy, PRP injection, Shockwave therapy.
Knee stem cell injection
A systematic review describes stem cell injection as an emerging therapy for knee osteoarthritis.
Source: PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine: Stem cell injections in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the literature - PubMed
Lowest regular price listed (any item) ₩1,000,000 (≈ US$747)Gangnam JS Hospital · Bone marrow aspirate concentrate injection into the knee joint (code BMAC) · VAT not stated
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Manual therapy
A systematic review describes manual therapy as frequently used alongside other care for knee osteoarthritis, with no consensus on its exact efficacy.
Source: PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine (Systematic Reviews): The effects of manual therapy in pain and safety of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed
Lowest regular price listed (any item) ₩110,000 (≈ US$82)Gangnam JS Hospital · Manual therapy · VAT not stated
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Prolotherapy
A systematic review describes prolotherapy as an emerging injection treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis whose efficacy is uncertain.
Source: PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine (Scientific Reports): Hypertonic dextrose injections (prolotherapy) in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed
Lowest regular price listed (any item) ₩50,000 (≈ US$37)Relief Orthopedics Myeongdong · Prolotherapy, per session · VAT not stated
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PRP injection
NICE describes platelet-rich plasma injected into the knee joint space with the aim of relieving osteoarthritis symptoms.
Source: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): 2 The condition, current treatments and procedure | Platelet-rich plasma injections for knee osteoarthritis | Guidance | NICE
Lowest regular price listed (any item) ₩210,000 (≈ US$157)Gangnam JS Hospital · PRP injection into the knee joint for osteoarthritis · VAT not stated
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Shockwave therapy
An umbrella review of eight meta-analyses reported better pain and function scores with shockwave than with sham treatment in knee osteoarthritis.
Source: PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine (International Journal of Surgery): The efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for knee osteoarthritis : an umbrella review - PubMed
Lowest regular price listed (any item) ₩40,000 (≈ US$30)Yonsei Leaders Neurosurgery Clinic · Shockwave therapy, 2,000 pulses · VAT not stated
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