Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Trigger Point Injections, and Dry Needling
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JEFFREY PENG MD
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Meniscus Tear Surgery: What the New 10-Year Data Reveal
By Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD · Published July 29, 2026 · 7 min read Watch the Full Video Several years ago I made a video explaining why most people do not need surgery for a meniscus tear. It resonated with a lot of people, and yet the same two questions keep coming up in my clinic and in my video comments: do I need surgery for my meniscus tear, and will something bad happen to my knee if I skip it? Those questions persist because surgery is still being recommended far more ofte
Jeffrey Peng MD
4 hours ago7 min read
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
Jeffrey Peng MD
5 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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