*  Education

*  Activity modification

*  Exercise (non-impact exercise such as elliptical, bicycling, swimming, water aerobics)

*  Weight loss (3 times your body weight goes through each hip with walking)

*  Cane or walker

*  Supplements such as Glucosamine/Chondroitin, Fish oil, etc. 

*  Tylenol (acetominophen)

*  Over the counter NSAIDs such as Aleve (naprosyn), Motrin/Advil (ibuprofen)

*  Prescription NSAIDs such as Celebrex, Mobic (meloxicam)

*  Cortisone injections

*  Viscosupplementation/Hyaluronic Acid

    (Euflexxa, Synvisc, Hyalgan, Suparts, Orthovisc)

Knee arthroscopy is performed for a torn meniscus or loose cartilage