What should I do for the treatment of this disease? In fact, there are three steps in the treatment of osteoarthritis: Step 1: If the arthritis is early, oral pain medication can be given to relieve pain and swelling, or conservative treatment with intra-articular injections to protect the joint from further damage, which is generally quite effective. Step 2: If the arthritis develops further and enters the middle stage, then surgery may be required. The surgical method can be relatively minimally invasive, such as arthroscopic cleaning, or osteotomy orthopedic surgery. Step 3: If the arthritis is not treated properly and progresses further to the advanced stage of the joint, where the osteophytes are very pronounced and the joint space is very narrow, the above methods may not be effective and knee arthroplasty may be required. This surgery is a better way to treat end-stage osteoarthritis. Look, your current situation belongs to which category, choose the appropriate method, some do not work even if you take medicine, or the best symptomatic medicine. The following osteoarthritis treatment pyramid model: 1, surgery 2, injection therapy 3, drug anti-inflammatory pain relief 4, physical therapy and topical drug therapy 5, learning health knowledge to change the lifestyle and exercise