Surgery may not be needed…. When you experience what’s called a degenerative meniscus tear, your meniscus may actually be able to heal itself‼️ A degenerative meniscus tear can happen without a specific injury and can be common with osteoarthritis ☝🏽 Signs of a meniscus tear include (and may not be limited to) pain with weight-bearing and reduced pain with rest and pinpoint pain right along the joint line of the knee (where your two bones meet on either side of your knee cap 🦵🏽) For these degenerative meniscus tears research suggests that surgical outcomes are not usually any better than those who did proper exercise with physical therapy. Meaning…surgery likely isn’t the first line of treatment ☝🏽and you can get the same benefits with less side effects and less risk with EXER