Osteoarthritis of the knee joint, also called degenerative arthritis, is a common and frequent disease in the elderly, which seriously affects her/his life and work. There are many treatment methods, but how to choose the most effective, appropriate and suitable treatment method is the biggest confusion of patients. Now we briefly introduce them in the hope that they can be helpful. 1, early or osteophytes are not serious (1) painkillers: If the knee pain is more obvious, it can be taken with appropriate to reduce the pain. Long-term use is not recommended, because such drugs have an irritating effect on the stomach, and long-term use also has some damage to the kidneys, so it is best not to use them for people with stomach problems or poor kidney function. (2) Oral glucosamine capsule: It has a protective or repairing effect on joint cartilage, and its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect is weak. The earliest lesion of osteoarthritis of the knee is the damage to the articular cartilage, and if the articular cartilage is gone, the joint is finished. Nowadays, patients who undergo artificial joint replacement surgery do so because the articular cartilage is gone, so it is important to protect it. As long as the articular cartilage exists and the damage is not serious, joint replacement is generally not necessary. It needs to be taken for a long time, generally a course of treatment for 1-2 months, repeated 2-3 times a year. (3) Intra-articular injection of sodium vitrate: for patients with dry joints and frictional sounds from movement. It plays the role of lubricating the joints (just like adding oil to the axle of a car) and also has a certain anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect. It is usually given once a week, 5 times as a course of treatment, and can be maintained for 3-6 months or even 1 year (depending on the severity of the disease). (4) Oral Chinese medicine: There are many such drugs, and the right Chinese medicine should be selected according to the patient’s condition, such as blood stasis and blood blockage type, choose blood activation and blood stasis; wind and cold blockage type, choose wind and cold dispersing type; liver and kidney deficiency type, choose liver and kidney tonics. Chinese medicine does not distinguish between expensive and good and bad, but must be effective only when it is right, otherwise it is an abuse of medicine, which not only delays the disease, but also increases the economic burden of patients and even pain. (5) ointment: the same as oral Chinese medicine, must be dialectical selection, effective only at the right time. (6) Chinese herbal medicine hot and wet compress: put the herbs in a cloth bag, soak in water for 1 hour, then put it in a pot and steam for 15-20 minutes, take out the excess water, put it on the knee pain when the temperature is suitable, and heat it again when it is cool, for 50 minutes each time, 1-2 times a day. Persistent use will achieve satisfactory results, the key is that the remedy should be right. (7) Small acupuncture treatment: It is most suitable for patients who have limited painful points around the knee joint to achieve the effect of loosening adhesions, unblocking meridians and relieving pain. If selected appropriately and the treatment is symptomatic, the effect is immediate. Especially for patients with severe and intolerable pain, it can often have an unexpected effect. Now increasingly well received by the majority of patients. (8) Massage therapy: massage is also the most effective way to treat osteoarthritis of the knee, can play the role of blood circulation, anti-inflammatory and pain relief, tendon relaxation, improve the function of joint flexion and extension activities. 1-2 times a week can be. The biggest advantage is that it works quickly and has no side effects. The disadvantage is that often go to the hospital to receive treatment, in addition to many large hospital orthopedic surgeons because of the many patients, do not have time to do massage. Should choose experienced and skilled orthopedic surgeon to ensure the effectiveness, otherwise not only ineffective, or even aggravate the condition. (9) Other: ① Reduce weight to reduce the burden on the knee joint. The incidence of osteoarthritis of the knee joint is higher in those who exceed 20% of normal body weight; ② Avoid overworking, such as running and jumping, climbing, going up and down stairs, etc.; ③ Keep warm and avoid wind, cold and wet as much as possible; ④ Exercise the quadriceps muscles appropriately; ⑤ Seek medical treatment as soon as possible if there are symptoms. 2, the knee joint often appear “strangulation” or “stuck” phenomenon, after examination proved to have intra-articular free body or meniscus injury, should be arthroscopic treatment. It is a minimally invasive surgery and can be discharged after about 1 week of hospitalization. 3. Patients with inversion of the knee (rotundity) should be treated with high tibial osteotomy orthopedic surgery. To correct the inversion of the knee (rotundity), the force line of the lower limb is straightened and the pressure on the medial joint is reduced. Otherwise, when walking, the whole body weight is pressed on the medial joint, and over time the cartilage of the medial joint is severely damaged, and the joint must be replaced. 4, the knee joint osteophytes obvious, the joint cartilage destruction is serious, the artificial knee joint replacement surgery treatment.