Find the right treatment for you for your osteoarthritis knee pain.

If you are diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee, your doctor may recommend one or more of the following treatment options to reduce your symptoms:

• Lifestyle changes — including moderate exercise, weight control and reducing stress on your joints
• Oral pain relievers — such as acetaminophen (e.g. Tylenol^®), NSAIDs (e.g. Aleve^® and Motrin^®) and COX-2 inhibitors (e.g. Celebrex^®)
• Topical pain-relieving creams — to apply to your skin
• Physical and occupational therapy — to strengthen muscles and improve mobility
• Steroid injections — to temporarily relieve pain and reduce any swelling 
• Viscosupplement injections (also called hyaluronic acid injections) — a knee injection, such as Synvisc-One^® (hylan G-F 20), that replaces damaged joint fluid with a substance similar to healthy joint fluid in order to reduce pain
• Surgery — often recommended when knee pain is severe and other treatments have not provided relief 

Treat osteoarthritis knee pain right at the source.

Synvisc-One^® (hylan G-F 20) is a viscosupplement injection. Made from a natural substance that lubricates and cushions your joint, it can provide up to six months of osteoarthritis knee pain relief with just one injection.

What is Synvisc-One?

  In knees with osteoarthritis, the joint fluid (called synovial fluid) can break down and not provide the cushioning your knee needs.

Synvisc-One supplements your knee joint fluid to relieve the pain and improve the knee joint’s natural shock absorbing abilities.

A. Cartilage wears away B. Bone spurs may develop C. Joint fluid breaks down
D. Synvisc-One replaces joint fluid

Who is a candidate for Synvisc-One

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who have tried diet, exercise and over-the-counter pain medication but still have pain, should talk to their doctor to see if Synvisc-One is right for them.

How Synvisc-One is administered

Synvisc-One is a single injection. It’s a simple, in-office procedure that only takes a few minutes.

What you can expect following a Synvisc-One knee injection

Synvisc-One can provide up to six months of osteoarthritis knee pain relief. Everyone responds differently, but in a medical study* patients experienced relief starting one month after the injection.
After the injection, you can resume normal day-to-day activities, but you should avoid any strenuous activities for about 48 hours.

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