Surgery and fad treatments not recommended for knee osteoarthritis: GPs told

EW
September 5 2018 - 12:00am

MANY popular therapies for osteoarthritis of the knee are not recommended and surgery should be a last resort according to new guidelines for Australian GPs.

EW

Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

Get the latest Senior news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.