Your prescribing healthcare provider may recommend increasing your dose (if youre not on the highest dose available yet) or switching your medication to one that may be more effective for you
Ideal candidates include patients with acute sports injuries seeking accelerated recovery, chronic tendinopathies that have not responded to conservative management, post-surgical orthopedic cases where optimized healing is a priority, inflammatory joint conditions where traditional treatments have fallen short, and autoimmune-mediated pain where immune modulation may provide benefit
Yes, switching from an injection (like Wegovy or Zepbound) to the oral pill is possible and is a common option for patients experiencing needle fatigue or injection site reactions
The future of obesity treatment with GLP-1 agonists will likely depend on continued therapeutic innovation and parallel advances in healthcare policy, delivery systems, and equity-focused implementation strategies
They work by mimicking a hormone in the body that regulates hunger and insulin levels, helping you eat less and make healthier food choices