DOES ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY EASE KNEE PAIN?
The New England Journal of Medicine has published two studies in the last year which showed (1) that MRI scans have determined that TEARS IN KNEE CARTILAGE are common and the degree of damage DOES NOT correspond to the level of pain experienced and (2) for patients with TEARS or OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE, a combination of medication, supplements, and PHYSICAL THERAPY produced as good or better results than those who had surgery. STRETCHING Several comprehensive studies in the last two years have shown that stretching AFTER exercise, rather than before, is more effective since the muscles are then warmed. Rather than specifically preventing injury, stretching is shown to improve range of motion, coordination, balance, and posture, which do provide a measure of injury prevention and improved function. It is important to utilize the right stretches with proper body mechanics after exercise and particularly so during and after rehabilitation of an injury. It is our philosophy that stretch
