Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Osteoarthritis Pain | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年4月27日—Whenyouhaveosteoarthritis(OA),thehyaluronicacidintheaffectedjointthins.Hyaluronicacidinjectionsaddtoyourbody'snaturalsupply.

Your body makes hyaluronic acid[1]. Its a natural part of the fluid that helps lubricate and cushion your joints and keeps them working smoothly.

When you have osteoarthritis[2] (OA), the hyaluronic acid in the affected joint thins. Hyaluronic acid injections add to your bodys natural supply. You may hear your doctor refer to these injections as "viscosupplementation," which literally means they help the fluid in your joints.

Doctors cant predict who will benefit from hyaluronic acid injections. But many doctors give them to people with knee[3] OA whose symptoms don’t get better with painkillers or non-drug treatments such as heat or ice.

Hyaluronic injections are also often tried by people who cant take painkillers like acetaminophen[4] (Tylenol[5]), ibuprofen[6] (Advil[7] or Motrin[8]), or naproxen...