osteoarthritis
"I  am a 45 yr old female with moderate rt knee osteo which feels severe because I have bone on bone rt hip osteo.  I have tried cortisone before, which worked great , but it seems osteo increased when the cortisone wore off over a very short time.  I was desperate to try another therapy for my knee since I have always been active , but lately stairs and long stents of walking are extremely hard for me .  I tried orthovisc for my knee in the last month : 3 shots 1every 7 days for 3 wks.  The first shot was ok - 2nd shot : I felt great after a week- the third shot was painful and took a little longer to recover.  I'm assuming the 3rd shot was most painful due to soreness at injection site.  I notice the achiness during rain has went away."