The cause of your knee injury will decide what treatment is required.

Medication
Your doctor might prescribe pain relief medication or medicines to treat conditions like gout or rheumatoid arthritis.

Therapy
Some conditions require strengthening of knee muscles to make them stable. Your doctor might recommend physical therapy or particular strengthening exercises to treat your specific condition.

If you are an athlete or sports player, then you might need to practice the correct movement pattern if you are going wrong somewhere. It will establish a good technique for sport or activity. You can practice flexibility and balance exercises as well.

You can shift pressure from the side of the knee that is affected to the other by using arch supports and wedges on one side of the heel. Different types of braces might be used to support your knee joints based on your condition.

Injections
Your doctor might suggest a direct injection of medications into your joint in some conditions like-

• Hyaluronic acid
  It is injected into your knee to improve mobility and relieve the pain. Hyaluronic acid is a thick fluid similar to the fluid that lubricates a joint. The researchers about the effectiveness have mixed opinions, but the relief from one or series of shots can last up to six months.
• Corticosteroids
  Corticosteroid injections help reduce the symptoms of an arthritis flare and ease the pain for at least a few months. The treatment is not effective in all cases.
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
  PRP increases the concentration of different growth factors that reduce inflammation and promote healing. PRP also benefits people with osteoarthritis, but there are not enough studies.

Surgery
Certain conditions of the knee may require surgery but not on an immediate basis. Before finalizing anything, weigh both pros and cons of non-surgical and surgical alternatives properly. Surgical options include-

• Total knee replacement
  Your surgeon will remove the damaged bone and cartilage from your shinbone, kneecap and thighbone. They will replace it with artificial joints like alloys and polymers.
• Partial knee replacement surgery
  In this procedure, your surgeon will replace only the most damaged part of your knee with artificial parts. Small incisions are used, so the recovery is faster than the total replacement.
• Osteotomy
  The surgery will include removing the bone from the thigh bone and shinbone so that the knee can be better aligned and relieve the arthritis pain.
• Arthroscopic Surgery
  Arthroscopy involves the insertion of a long thin tube that has a camera. If your condition is treatable using arthroscopy, then your doctor will recommend the procedure. Small incisions are used to remove or repair damaged cartilages or remove loose bodies from your knee joint and even reconstruct ligaments.

Dr Aditya Sai, who practices at the Shoulder and Knee Clinic, is well experienced in arthroscopy. If you want a doctor who can guide you to the appropriate treatment path, then the Shoulder and Knee clinic is an excellent option. It is amongst the best knee surgery hospitals in India.

Usually, knee-related procedures are treated by orthopaedic surgeons. The surgeon should have years of training to become a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, but there is no unique qualification to become a knee specialist. You can increase the effectiveness of knee surgery and reduce the probability of complications by choosing a certified and experienced surgeon working at a hospital that has reasonable rates of success in knee surgery.

You can look at the following before choosing the surgeon-

• Check their educational qualification
  It will help you decide if you check the following requirements before visiting the surgeon for an appointment-
• Reviews
• Education qualification
• Training
  The data will help you understand how experienced your surgeon is.
• Check their experience
  A good record is shown by surgeons who head at least 12 knee surgeries per year is what is seen in studies. The best surgeons are those who regularly perform the surgery by using various techniques and methods. Similarly, clinics that perform 25 TKRs a year have the best records in the field.

The hospital that you choose for your surgery should have a world-class foundation with national and worldwide accreditation and certification. Profoundly modern and cutting edge innovation is present in the clinics, which utilizes the obtrusive systems to help lessen the pain and blood loss, quicken the recovery and decrease the risk of infections.

Dr Aditya Sai is an educated and well trained board-certified doctor who works at the Shoulder and Knee Clinic. You can even visit him for a consultation appointment before to get his opinion.