Spooky Creaks and Cracks Coming From Your Knees?

Spooky Creaks and Cracks Coming From Your Knees?

Do Your Joints Crack Or Make Noises Every Time You Move A Certain Way? If you’re like most people, these noises concern you.  Does it mean something is wrong with your knees?  Are your joints deteriorating? What happens if it continues? First of all, cracking in your knees (as well as your other joints) is quiteRead More…

Four Surprising Contributors to Lingering Knee Pain

Four Surprising Contributors to Lingering Knee Pain

Approximately 25% of adults suffer from lingering, chronic knee pain without any clear reason why.  For some, aging and arthritis is to blame, and it’s something to just “live” with. For others, they’re told it’s due to “wear and tear”. Yet despite one or more surgeries to “clean out the knee” – the pain lingersRead More…

Torn Meniscus? Is Surgery Worth it?

Torn Meniscus? Is Surgery Worth it?

It’s estimated that approximately 750,000 arthroscopic knee surgeries are performed every year – the majority of them being due to a torn meniscus. But at a cost of about $4 billion per year – is this surgery even worth it? Let’s investigate… Arthroscopic knee surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that’s commonly done to helpRead More…

Tips to Combat Arthritis this Winter

Tips to Combat Arthritis this Winter

People tell me all the time: “I don’t need to check the weather anymore, my joints tell me what’s coming.” And as winter approaches, I know I’m going to be hearing more and more of this. So why is it that arthritis sufferers tend to be impacted more during the colder, wetter months? The actualRead More…