Semaglutide shows promise in treating knee osteoarthritis by reducing pain and weight, offering a safe alternative to traditional pharmacological interventions.
People who lost a significant amount of weight with semaglutide saw major improvements in osteoarthritis knee pain, research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.
For this study, researchers recruited 407 adults with obesity who also had been diagnosed with knee arthritis based on X-rays and pain scores. The patients had an average BMI of 40, which ...