<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Looking to get a 2nd opinion on knee pain. Had an MRI done in Sept. Showed damaged muniscus and cartilage. Did 8 sessions of physical therapy. Helped by strengthening my leg due to walking with a bad limp. Continued to have pain so had cortisone shot in November. Now back to pain constantly  <response>: In its early stages, arthritis of the knee is treated with nonsurgical methods. Some of the more common options include changes in activity level, pain relievers such as acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. another treatment option is a procedure called viscosupplementation. In this procedure, a gel-like fluid called hyaluronic acid is injected into the knee joint. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance found in the synovial joint fluid. It acts as a lubricant to enable bones to move smoothly over each other and as a shock absorber for joint loads. People with osteoarthritis wear-and-tear arthritis have a lower-than-normal concentration of hyaluronic acid in their joints. Viscosupplementation may be a therapeutic option for individuals with osteoarthritis as probably your case seems to be. There is a course of these injections for longer term reliefYour doctor may consider it if it agrees 