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Knee Arthritis Is Not Just Wear and Tear: Why Inflammation Drives Pain and Progression
By Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD · Published July 24, 2026 · 9 min read Watch the Full Video If you have knee osteoarthritis, you have almost certainly been told it is wear and tear — cartilage grinding down, bone against bone, and pain as the mechanical price of a worn-out joint. Much of that is true. It is also incomplete. The pain you feel and the speed at which your arthritis progresses are both tied closely to something else happening inside the joint: inflammation. Understanding
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3 days ago9 min read
Does PRP Work for Bone-on-Bone Knee Arthritis?
By Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD · Published July 4, 2026 · 7 min read Watch the Full Video If you have bone-on-bone arthritis in your knee, you have probably been told that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) won't help you — that you waited too long, and that once the cartilage is this far gone, a knee replacement is your only real option. New research is challenging that assumption. I'm Dr. Jeffrey Peng, a sports medicine physician practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I've helped t
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Jul 46 min read
Best Shoulder Pain Treatments: A Sports Medicine Tier List
By Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD · Published May 16, 2026 · 9 min read Watch the Full Video There is no shortage of recommendations for rotator cuff and shoulder pain — rest the shoulder, get a cortisone injection, try stem cells, get surgery, do physical therapy. But not all of these interventions are created equal, and some of the most popular options have very little evidence behind them. As a sports medicine physician practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, I've helped thousands
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May 169 min read
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