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Is self management
program and exercises
best form of treatment
for knee arthritis? An
evidence based concept
Osteoarthritis of the knee
is a global problem. Its
incidence is on the rise thanks
to the increasing life span.
Traditionally osteoarthritis
knees have been treated
with non-pharmacological,
pharmacological and surgical
methods in that order. Knee
arthroplasty has gained
immense popularity and is now
increasingly done the world
over. But still, it is an answer
to only 5% of the patients with
severe OA knees unresponsive
to treatment. There is a large
chunk of the patient where
these conventional methods
of treatment are inadequate.
OA Knees are more complex
than before. It seldom happens
in isolation and is associated
with multiple musculoskeletal
problems, co-morbidities,
mental and emotional
problems which render the
treatment ineffective. Obesity
is another great challenge
John Ebnezar
Wholistic Orthopedic Expert, India
when associated with OA
Knees. The duration, dose,
side effects, complications
and multiplicity of drugs in OA
Knee does not make them a
safe long term option while
surgery is not an effective
answer except in cases of
severe arthritis. So treatment
of OA knees is not simple
and there is a need for more
effective options which
overcomes all the above
challenges of the conventional
treatment methods. My
extensive research on OA
Knees has been accepted by
the AAOS in framing the 2013
Non-Arthroplasty guidelines.
They have given a strong
recommendation for the self-
management program, light
impact and strengthening
exercises, neuromuscular
education and physical activity.
This holistic treatment module
provides an effective solution
not only for knee arthritis
but also for other chronic
orthopedic disorders.
Biography
John Ebnezar is an
internationally renowned
orthopedic surgeon,
passionate about creating,
conceptualizing, implementing
preventive new orthopedic
health awareness modules
with an aim to propagate low-
cost orthopedic health care.
He is specialized in trauma,
spine, geriatric orthopedics
and sports medicine. He holds
Guinness World Records both
for academics and social
service, an only orthopedic
surgeon in the world to do so.
He is a PhD in yoga, involved
in 6 original-yoga types of
research, won Best Research
Award from SVyasa Yoga
University (2012) for his work
on knee arthritis and role of
JOURNAL OF OBESITY &WEIGHT LOSS THERAPY 2019, VOLUME: 4 | DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C2-092 KEYNOTE FORUM | DAY 1