Q. I'm a 55-year-old man with pain in my right knee. My doctor told me that I have arthritis and a tear in the cartilage (he called it the meniscus). Should I have surgery or physical therapy?

Physical therapy associated with ... A total of 351 patients with mild-to-moderate osteoarthritis and symptomatic meniscal tear were ... There were one or two weekly sessions plus home exercises ...

When a meniscus tear causes your knee joint mobility to be blocked and disrupted - meaning it’s unable to bend and extend properly - it puts stress on the surrounding structures and muscles ...

INCHEON, South Korea — A randomized controlled trial of physical therapy (PT) for pain relief in people with meniscal tear and osteoarthritis found no significant difference between sham and ...

Deciding to start with physical therapy or with surgery requires an informed approach, and patients must be armed with the right facts to make the best choice. Here’s what to consider if you ...

A suspected meniscal tear does not usually require an MRI, as most will heal with conservative management. (I refer nearly all to physical therapy rather than the treatments you used, but I won't ...