The aches, pains, and stiffness of knee arthritis can truly interrupt your activities throughout the day. Every time you stand up, sit down, walk, take the stairs, run errands, and do chores around the house can be accompanied by the distracting pain of knee osteoarthritis. The good news is that you can do several relatively […]
Knee Osteoarthritis
Getting the Most from Your Knee Replacement Surgery
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the world, and knee arthritis (osteoarthritis of the knee) is responsible for about 80% of cases of arthritic pain. As the condition progresses and no longer responds to simple remedies like medication and exercise, then joint replacement surgery may be your answer if you want to […]
Treating a Torn Meniscus Without Surgery
Even if you already know that you have knee arthritis, new knee pain can mean a new problem. If you are experiencing a popping in the joint, or it’s locking, then you might also have an injury to your meniscus – which is a moon-shaped section of cartilage in your knee that is an extra […]
How Orthopedic Surgeons Can Treat Knee Arthritis
If you have knee arthritis, you understand how pain and stiffness can affect your ability to do the things that you love to do. Sometimes it can even interfere with the things you need to do. And the truth is that you are not alone. Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative arthritis or just “arthritis,” is […]
Differences Between Women’s Knees and Men’s Knees
There are many differences between men and women – some are obvious, some are much less obvious. While you may think that a knee is a knee, they’re actually quite different between the two genders and even between two people of the same gender. Let’s talk about the many ways in which a typical knee […]
Tips for Managing Your Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) occurs when the wear-and-tear associated with life’s activities causes the protective cartilage in our joints to wear down, leaving the bones vulnerable to damage from grinding against each other. This grinding and friction causes pain, which often is accompanied by stiffness, inflammation, and tenderness. For the more than 25 million Americans who suffer […]
How Osteoarthritis Affects Your Knee
Do you have knee pain that limits you from doing the things you love to do? If so, you’re not alone. Your knee pain may be due to osteoarthritis of the knee, which affects millions of Americans. In fact, knee osteoarthritis is the most common type of osteoarthritis. The good news is that early diagnosis […]
