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Volume 8
Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
Physiotherapy Meet 2018
November 12-13, 2018
November 12-13, 2018 Dubai, UAE
6
th
World Congress on
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Regenerative injections in osteoarthritis knee: Evidences
Manoj Kumar P V Nair
Dubai Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre, UAE
O
steoarthritis is one of the most prevalent joint diseases and the leading cause of pain and disability around the world.
Globally it ranks among the top 50 common sequelae of disease and injuries, affecting about 250 million people and
estimated to affect around 4% of global population. Among the total global disease burden for OA, knee OA accounts for
about 83%. Prevalence among females found to outnumber males in most of the studies. The prevalence of OA knee among
American population found to be doubled since the mid-20
th
century. As the burden of this disease increases, the demand for
Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgeries goes up. According to estimates in US alone, there would be around 673% increase
in TKR by 2030, needing about 3.48 million procedures done annually. There are various non-operative treatments available
as conservative measures in OA Knee and a lot of controversies exist in the efficacy of these. Hence the paper discusses various
regenerative injections viz., PRP, stem cells, dextrose prolotherapy used in OA knee and available evidences in literature.
Biography
Manoj Kumar P V Nair is an Indian Board Certified Physiatrist working in Dubai for the last 13 years. His main areas of interests are musculoskeletal medicine,
interventional physiatry, pain management in musculoskeletal conditions, US guided injection techniques and sports injury rehabilitation. He is the author of books
and journal articles and speaker in various platforms. He is passionate about lifestyle modifications in disease management and a regular participant in running events.
drmanupv@gmail.comManoj Kumar P V Nair, J Nov Physiother 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C3-029