Knee Pain
Knee pain refers to discomfort or soreness experienced in or around the knee joint, commonly caused by injury, overuse, or underlying medical conditions such as arthritis. It can range from mild to severe and may impact mobility and daily activities, prompting individuals to seek relief through various treatments and interventions.
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Knee replacements can be an option for someone with severe knee pain and mobility issues. These artificial joints that mimic a natural knee can help restore a person’s ability to do their daily activities. Yet, like any surgical procedure, it comes with the risk of complications. One potential complication is the loosening of the implant.…read more
We Never Looked: Treating the Joint vs. Joint+Ligs
One of the hardest things to do in orthobiologics is to teach patients that there are major differences between what clinic A offers when it says it can perform a “PRP” injection and what clinic B offers. These two procedures may be wildly different. Today I’ll explore that concept through a medical abbreviation called “WNL”. …read more
Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Knee: What Could Go Wrong?
Radiofrequency is a technology I’ve covered many times on this blog. It’s basically a way for doctors to burn away the nerves causing pain. It’s becoming increasingly popular in the knee, so let’s review that today. In addition, we’ll review combing RF of the knee nerves with orthobiologics and whether that makes sense. What is…read more
A Tale of Five Knee Joint Injections: You Get What You Pay For
It’s always hard to explain to patients how training and expertise in medicine vary widely. The good news is that in the more established areas of medicine represented by board certification, while the skill levels between doctors are different, there is a minimum standard of competency. However, once one gets into Regenerative Medicine where no…read more
Have Kneecap Pain? Exercise Your Hips!
The body is always interesting. For decades some physical therapists have treated knee pain by having their patients perform knee exercises. However, more recently physical therapists have figured out that most kneecap pain is actually coming from a hip problem. Let’s dig in. Patellofemoral Syndrome The kneecap lives in a groove at the end of…read more
Ask Dr. C Episode 18: Spondylolisthesis and Hip/Knee Pain
I like today’s question because it brings up a critical low back and hip/knee connection. So let’s dive in as I work my way through the holiday edition of “Ask Dr. C”. The Question I have Spondylolisthesis in my lower back which is now starting to cause pain in my left hip and knee as…read more What’s the Research on Knee Stem Cell Therapy?
I’ve been both a vocal critic and fan of the bench science groups pushing one-sided news stories about the stem cell wild west. This has been a bizarre place to be given that on the one hand this space really is out of control, but on the other, the health and science reporters have trouble…read more What Causes Knee Pain 1 Year After Meniscus Surgery?
On this page: What is meniscus surgery? Does meniscus surgery work? Can the meniscus tear again after surgery? What happens to the knee after meniscus surgery? What can you do if you still have knee pain? Knee pain 1 year after meniscus surgery is much more common than most people realize. Why? Let’s dig in.…read more 