Torn Cartilage – Meniscus Tear Treatment Options

Meniscus tears are often the very painful result of certain sports injuries. You may have read about how just last March, Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks was out for six weeks after a minor tear to his meniscus. While you have probably heard of this type of knee pain as a result of basketball, football or even skiing injuries, a torn meniscus can be the result of…

The “I Ain’t Got Time For Knee Pain” Podcast – Episode 38

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Knee Pain Questions that I cover in this podcast:
1.) Gertie is dealing with a Baker’s Cyst, No Cartilidge, and Osteoarthritis…What should she do?

2.) Vivian has a question how to help her husband who is having pain in his knee cap…

3.) Bruce has a torn meniscus, loose cartilidge, and a cyst on the ligament in his knee looking at surgery. We go over his strategy for knee pain elimination…

4.) Barbara is looking at a situation with Rheumatoid Arthritis getting coritzone shots and her knee drained every 6 months…

5.) In the last question covers what to do with a spinal stemosis that is causing pain in the right knee radiating down from the lower back…

The Total Knee Pain Podcast – Episode 36

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These podcasts are really starting to get fun! The knee pain questions are getting better and more indepth.
Listen & join in on the fun!

Torn Meniscus + Basketball + Muscle Imbalance = Knee Surgery?

First of all, it is important to understand how badly torn your meniscus is. Depending on the grade of tear in the meniscus can be a determining factor for whether it is appropriate to go forward with the knee surgery.

If the tear is small there is a chance your body can heal it on its own. If the tear is large then surgery

Knee Treatment For A Torn Meniscus

Got a great question here from Ann… In episode 28 Ann’s is indecisive as to what type of knee treatment she needs for the torn meniscus in her right knee… The answer is not what your thinking… Click on the play button below to hear the podcast…

What Comes After Knee Surgery?

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Knee surgery is in one respect like having kids – both teach you that patience is a virtue.

Arthroscopic knee surgery, what I had a month ago on my left knee, provides a faster recovery than traditional open surgery. That is a fact. However, as my surgeon cautioned, arthroscopic or not, surgery is…