I thought of one other thing to be careful of. These days you see a lot of advertisements for stem cell therapy (SCT) and other alternative therapies. Be very suspecious of these. While SCT may be effective for the most early stages of some degenerative diseases of the hip (the jury is still out on this). There is no evidence that is will help in intermediate or advanced osteoarthritis, and it's very expensive and possibly not covered by insurance.
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