If your
doctor suggests Supartz joint fluid therapy knee pain,
you may be interested in learning more about it.
This section of our website provides key facts about
Supartz joint fluid therapy and related issues for patients
and their families.
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While medications and supplements can be helpful in
reducing inflammation and pain and help you delay or
avoid knee surgery, there are trade-offs. Drug therapies
may have side effects, and there is a limit to how
much pain reduction can occur.
In a procedure called joint fluid therapy, a series
of injections is made directly into the knee joints.
This therapy is designed to reduce pain by improving
lubrication in the knee, replacing the synovial fluid
that lubricates the knee. Hyaluronate is used for the
treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain in patients who
have failed to get adequate relief from simple painkillers
or from exercise and physical therapy.
A solution made of highly purified, sodium hyaluronate
(trade name SUPARTZ*) is used in this procedure. SUPARTZ
is made from a natural chemical found in the body and
is found in particularly high amounts in joint tissues
and in the fluid (synovial fluid) that fills the joints.
The body’s own hyaluronan acts like a lubricant and
shock absorber in synovial fluid of a healthy joint.
Osteoarthritis reduces your synovial fluid’s ability
to protect and lubricate your joint.
*Supartz is a trademark of Seikagaku
Corporation.
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