Study: Physical Therapy Beats Steroid Injections for Treatment of Knee OA

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds a significant difference in WOMAC scores after one year and more positive patient perceptions of improvement for patients treated through physical therapy versus glucocorticoid injections.

In this review: Physical Therapy versus Glucocorticoid Injection for Osteoarthritis of the Knee (New England Journal of Medicine, April 9, 2020)

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