If you suffer a torn meniscus, you may not want to rush to get under the knife. A new study that compares physical therapy to knee surgery for the common injury finds that therapy can be just as ...

Knee surgery may not always be needed for mensical knee tears and injuries—exercises may work just as well to heal the pain.

Physical therapy also is useful after an injury, such as from a fall, and after joint surgery, especially for artificial joint replacement.” How can exercise help my already painful knee?

A new study showing that physical therapy is just as effective as surgery in patients with meniscal tears and arthritis of the knee should encourage many health care providers to reconsider their ...

Meniscus tears are a common cause of knee pain. Here, a physical therapist shares 4 exercises to help relieve meniscus pain.

The results of this level 1 study comparing arthroscopic surgery after exercise therapy to exercise therapy alone for patients with non-traumatic, degenerative meniscal tears found significant ...

Both arthroscopic surgery to trim the torn meniscus and physical therapy are quite effective in improving symptoms, reducing pain, and improving function over six to 12 months.

Evidence increasingly suggests that surgically repairing a torn meniscus offers no more benefit than physical therapy to help strengthen the surrounding tissues and support healing.

Exercise therapy showed positive effects over surgery in improving thigh muscle strength, at least in the short term. Our results should encourage clinicians and middle aged patients with degenerative ...

Brigham and Women's Hospital surgeons say physical therapy might be as effective as knee surgery for some patients with a torn meniscus and osteoarthritis.