New research shows physical therapy as effective as arthroscopic knee surgery
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 13:28
in Health & Medicine
A new study questioning the usefulness of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee should encourage patients to consider physical therapy as an effective non-surgical option, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The study was published in the September 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).