Dallas Cold Laser Therapy for Knee Pain: What to do if you have severe knee pain

Severe knee pain affects millions of people annually in the United States and many individuals just deal with the pain rather than visit their doctor to get the appropriate treatment.  Unfortunately, there are conditions that need to be treated otherwise they will never heal or improve on their own.   For instance, certain types of meniscus and ligament tears, arthritis, bone on bone, chondromalacia patella; these conditions require the individual to be proactive otherwise the condition worsens.  Many times a patient’s tolerance to pain increases to the point that they don’t even notice how much pain they are in until they can hardly walk unassisted or climb stairs anymore.

There are some basic things patients generally can do on their own to help decrease the pain and swelling.  First, if you have swelling around the knee joint DON’T USE HEAT* to reduce the inflammation!  I understand that heat feels good when it’s being used but many people will complain of more pain and swelling hours after they’ve used it.  Instead, use an ice pack for twenty minutes every two hours around the joint.  Make sure you place a hand towel between the ice pack and the skin so you don’t get FREEZER BURN!  And don’t use the ice pack more than twenty minutes because ‘more is not necessarily better’.

Second, if exercise causes you to have knee pain STOP EXERCISING because you may be further damaging the joint!! Most people follow the old adage ‘no pain- no gain’.  This is untrue when it comes to the knee joint especially if you are suffering with severe knee pain.   You actually may be making your condition worse if you are exercising through the pain! The only time exercise is appropriate is when the condition is not severe or acute, if the knee joint is not irritated or damaged, and if exercise helps relieve the pain.

Most patients that begin an exercise regime over the age of 50 that have been diagnosed with severe arthritis and bone on bone are at risk of tearing the meniscus or cartilage in their knee joint.  The reason for this is because over time arthritis dries up the cartilage and meniscus in the knee.  For example, visualize a wet sponge.   It’s nice and plump, pliable and not easily torn.  On the other hand, a dry sponge loses its flexibility, cracks, and tears very easily.  As a result, there is a higher prevalence of meniscus and cartilage tears with older patients.

Finally, you shouldn’t have to suffer with severe knee pain.  Visit your health care provider to find out what’s causing the pain so that you can find a solution for it.  If you’ve already been to your doctor and you’ve been taking medications, knee injections or if you’ve gone through knee surgery and you’re still hurting then there are other options available to you.  Try cold laser therapy treatments combined with specific physiotherapy to address your knee pain and you’ll probably wish you did treatments sooner. *Please note any doctor can own cold laser equipment but it doesn’t make them proficient on the subject.  Make sure that you choose a doctor that focuses primarily on knee joints and that specializes in cold laser therapy.

If you live in the Dallas, Fort Worth or surrounding areas visit Dr. Alexandra  Schnee, D.C. at the DFW Spine & Joint Center in Irving, Texas.   She has focused her entire practice on treating  knee pain due to arthritis, ‘bone on bone’, post surgery, tendinitis, bursitis, sprains/strains, meniscus tears, cartilage tears or a combination of the above conditions. She uses a combination of cold lasers and physiotherapy so that optimal results are achieved.    Since 2001, Dr. Schnee’s mission has been to help patients avoid knee surgery with nonsurgical cold laser therapy.  She has successfully performed over 32,000 treatments and has helped hundreds of patients avoid knee surgery, harmful medications, and painful knee injections.

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Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Doctor  for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Knee Pain for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“ Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program Has Been Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 2001.”

*If you have rheumatoid arthritis or other sensitivities to ice or cold then use heat.  Please check with your doctor first.

Steps to Take to Treat Severe Knee Pain – Cold Laser Doctor Dallas-Fort Worth

Dr. Schnee D.C.,Irving Texas Cold Laser Doctor, explains the steps to take if you have severe knee pain and how her cold laser therapy protocols can help.