Conservative management over knee arthroscopy

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Its been a long time again I know 😅 

Yet this recent paper supports once again that conservative methods 🙌 ( exercise therapy and more ) might be more beneficial in the long term ( after 3 months ) management of degenerative knee disease ( joint line / menisci) over knee arthroscopy . There has been an increasing evidence of no actual benefit from other invasive methods as well ( shoulder decompression, spinal surgery and knee osteoarthritis ) in overall function and pain.

Although, the patient mean age was between 42-62 and 39-64% women ,the above strong evidence by Petersen et. al  could encourage the use of movement over invasive treatments. 

If we could look improvement as a long journey rather than a short term relief then why physiotherapy can't impact for a better function and QUALITY of life ?

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Thanks

Art.