John D. Burrow, DO In Parts I and II, you learned about Knee Joint Manipulation, why it is necessary, how it is performed in the OR, and the risks for the procedure. In this installment, I’m going to discuss what happens if the first MUA isn’t successful, what options a patient has and how I… Read more »
Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD Knee replacement surgery is equivalent to having a construction project completed on your leg. Planning, measuring, sawing, drilling, and hammering take place to remove a diseased knee joint and implant a shiny new prosthesis. Some patients glide through the inevitable pain, swelling, bruising and stiffness after a knee replacement, taking it… Read more »
Raj N. Sureja, MD As an Interventional Pain Management Physician, I treat patients with therapies designed to address their chronic pain with injection procedures as an alternative to surgery. One of the more challenging pain issues I see is chronic knee pain. Some patients have severely arthritic knees but because of health reasons, they cannot… Read more »
Boyd W. Haynes III, MD A very common complaint I hear in the office, especially from my older patients, is “my knee is feeling weaker and weaker and sometimes it just gives out when I’m walking. Why is that happening to me?” When arthritis of the knee progresses, the cartilage in the joint space erodes. … Read more »
Boyd W. Haynes III, MD Everyone knows that a tourniquet reduces or completely restricts blood flow. We all learned that watching TV westerns, like Gunsmoke. Expendable guest stars regularly got bitten by the token diamondback rattler while crossing through Death Valley. They quickly tied on a tourniquet to slow the venom’s progress through the bloodstream… Read more »
Robert J. Snyder, MD As an Orthopaedic physician, I spend my days looking at, diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal issues, and believe me, I have seen and taken care of more knees than I can count. Let’s discuss the bad habits you should avoid if you want be good to your knees for life! Bad Habit… Read more »
Boyd W. Haynes III, MD A new study out of The Baylor College of Medicine seems to confirm what I’ve been saying for years – that motion is life! The study was published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology and found that for those persons who were over the age of 50 who walked for… Read more »
Boyd W. Haynes III, MD Although knee replacement surgery has become commonplace, it has a reputation for being challenging for both the surgeon and the patient. As a surgeon, I must be both a construction expert, an engineer, mathematician, and an expert surgeon all rolled into one, as I remove my patient’s diseased knee and… Read more »
Robert J. Snyder, MD As a busy Orthopaedic physician who has practiced for many years, I have treated numerous patients in my career, of all ages, genders, from all socioeconomic backgrounds and with different careers. I think it gives me a unique perspective on the issue of how to avoid some of the most common… Read more »
Moderated by Boyd W. Haynes III, MD If my insurance doesn’t cover the ROMTech® bike, can I rent it? I love motivated patients! It has been my experience that most insurance companies fully cover the ROMTech® bike, for about three weeks of patient usage in their home while rehabilitating from knee replacement surgery. After three… Read more »