Less pain in the knees and the wallet
The benefits of such a guide are incredible.
Not only will it save patients and insurance companies money in the cost of treatments, but employers can reap the benefit of fewer days missed by employees due to knee pain.
Without knee pain, men will be able remain active much further into old age, which is great news for a country desperate to control an obesity epidemic.
So Andrew may not be reaching for the acetaminophen, but he has found a combination of over the counter medicine and periodic injections that allow him to return to enjoying his jog.
Andrew’s take on this is bright, “I’m going out on the trail tomorrow, and you can bet I’ll be out there every chance I get now that I know what will work for me.”
Sources:
http://www.prevention.com/health/tylenol-and-achy-joints
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tylenol-doesnt-help-lower-back-pain-arthritis-study-finds/
https://www.propublica.org/article/tylenol-mcneil-fda-use-only-as-directed
http://sackler.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/Research-Spotlight-Archives-2013/Research-Spotlight-20
https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/PhysicianDirectory/Raveendhara-Bannuru.aspx
