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301 Can I golf with a meniscus tear1

I have written a few articles on this website on the subject of meniscus tears. In this article I want to more focus on the golfer and his/her meniscus tear. There is not much by way of research specific to meniscus tears in golfers. Most of the literature surrounding the knee in golfers relates to

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301 Knee replacement outcomes and complications 301

Knee replacement outcomes and complications in patients in their 80s and 90s A June 2022 study (1) assessed the mortality and complication rates in 90 year olds and 80 year olds patients  total hip and knee replacement patients. The researchers of this study write: “Advancing age is a significant risk factor for the development of

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301 Diagnosis and treatment of knee osteoarthritis

It used to be that if a doctor told you, “I’m recommending arthroscopic surgery to clean up your knee” or “You need a total knee replacement,” you had just two choices: surgery or painkillers. With the advent of “biomedicine” (blood and stem cell therapies and injections), the choices have changed dramatically. From this point of

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301 Do Opioids Cause Knee Replacement Complications? 301

One of the more frequent emails we receive is one from people with knee pain who may have had prolonged wait for a knee replacement and had a lot of pain issues. Because of the delay or wait in getting a knee replacement they have found themselves asking for and taking more medications until they

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301 Research comparing different types of knee injections

Many patients we see, have been researching their options in treating their chronic knee pain. These people come to see us because they are exploring non-surgical alternatives and have investigated various forms of regenerative medicine techniques. This includes the use of their own blood platelets as a healing solution, (more commonly referred to as Platelet Rich

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301 Platelet Rich Plasma Injections for knee osteoarthritis 301

Understanding Platelet Rich Plasma injections for knee osteoarthritis PRP treatments involve collecting a small amount of your blood and spinning it in a centrifuge to separate the platelets from the red cells. The collected platelets are then injected back into the injured area to stimulate healing and regeneration. The platelets contain healing agents, or “growth

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301 Why do patients waiting for hip or knee replacement think physical therapy is a waste of time? Because it didn’t help.

The general rule in medicine, and certainly one that I have professed in the many years of offering non-surgical options to joint pain, is that non-surgical options or conservative care should always be tried first, and, only when these treatments fail, should surgery be explored as a final option. Typically the traditional non-surgical methods of

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301 When knee pain is worse after meniscus surgery 301

Many people that we see  in our examination rooms have had a meniscus surgery. They are seeking our help in relieving the knee pain that they continue to have following the surgery. For some the pain started immediately after surgery, for others the pain became progressively worse and as the months and years went by

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