A brand new study out of the Cleveland Clinic just tracked nearly 1,800 athletes through their knee replacement and recovery — and the results challenge a lot of what patients are being told. Only 53% made it back to sports within a year. But the ones who did? Most were back in just 12 weeks. So what separates the people who return from the ones who don't? As a sports medicine doctor in the San Francisco Bay Area, I treat patients with knee arthritis every week. And this que

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I get asked these questions ALL the time. Is it safe to walk with knee arthritis? Am I going to make the arthritis worse the more I walk? What if I have pain when I walk? I’m going to answer these questions with data from a recent clinical study. The goal is to convince you that yes it is safe to walk with knee arthritis. No you are not going to make the arthritis worse, in fact quite the opposite, walking is likely protective against arthritis. And can you walk if you have p

Did you know that muscle pain is a major contributor to knee arthritis? I want to discuss how targeting treatment towards the muscles around the knee can decrease pain and improve function related to symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. I’ll give you five specific treatments, all of which you can do at home to treat your muscles and get your knee feeling better. Knee osteoarthritis is a condition where the cartilage in the knee is damaged and lost over time. This causes the bone

These are the top 7 signs and symptoms of knee arthritis. I’m going to go over each one of these symptoms in detail to help you understand what’s going on inside your knee. I’m also going to give you the one treatment that everyone should be doing to alleviate pain, maintain your independence and ability to perform daily activities, and even slow down the progression of arthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is characterized by the progressive deterioration and loss of cartilage insi

Platelet rich plasma treatments are extremely effective at decreasing pain and symptoms related to symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. But do PRP injections help slow down the progression of knee arthritis? That’s what the authors of this randomized controlled trial tried to answer. Let’s look at what they found. I’m really excited to review this clinical trial with you because it was extremely well designed and showed some of the amazing potential PRP has when used to treat art

So which one is better? Arthroscopic knee surgery or PRP injection for the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis? Head to head trials comparing PRP to placebo, PRP to hyaluronic acid, and PRP to cortisone injections all show that PRP has much better and much more sunstained symptom relief when used to treat arthritis. But what about surgery? Let’s look at this randomized controlled trial to find out more. Knee osteoarthritis results in significant pain and disability.

There is considerable debate within the orthopedic community about what the best treatment options are for a meniscus tear. What’s becoming clear is that cutting out the meniscus should really be seen as a last resort. But what about repairing the meniscus? Newer and better techniques for meniscus repair surgery have been shown to have lower failure rates. And with advances in orthobiologics and cellular therapy, many providers are excited about augmenting these repairs with

Cortisone injections, hyaluronic acid injections, or platelet rich plasma injections? Which treatment should you choose to help relieve pain and disability related to symptomatic knee arthritis? This new systematic review and meta-analysis compared common injections we use to help provide symptom relief for arthritis. And the results are NOT what you think they’re going to be. Osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of pain and disability worldwide. And once arthrit