Will massage help with osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis indicates damage to the cartilage in that knee.
while message may feel good and give some relief it will not do
anything to repair the cartilage that is at the root of the
problem.
Answer 2: Unfortunately osteoarthritis has to do with the knee,
bone and cartilage loss. Massage can only affect the muscles and
surrounding tissue. It may help to massage this area if there is
swelling and inflammation but that will not change the loss of
cartilage in the knee. Severe osteoarthritis and loss of cartilage,
bone on bone, is where doctors usually consider knee replacement
surgery.