If you have tried steroids you know they will only last a few months at best and you cannot get over three injection without "blowing" out the joint. I had steroids injected in my knee and then after that when I still had pain, I had Synvisc injected in my knee. It is not at steroid. It is a synthetic viscous cushioning agent that has a long lasting effect. The other good thing about this is you are not limited to the number of injections like you are with a steroid. I had ONE Synvisc injection in my knee and it lasted 4 years. I had a few throughout the past 10 years and now I have very little pain in my knee and have not had an injection for 4 years. I like the idea of avoiding knee replacement surgery!
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