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Why You Still Don't Need Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tears
Why You Still Don’t Need Surgery for Most Rotator Cuff Tears Some of the most common questions patients ask in clinic are: Do I actually need surgery for my rotator cuff tendon tear? Will the tear get worse over time? Am I at higher risk of developing shoulder arthritis if I don’t have surgery? Many surgeons still recommend surgery quickly for partial rotator cuff tears. The data, however, increasingly show that most of these tears do not require an operation. Rotator Cuff Te
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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
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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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