Why Are Knee Doctors Still Prescribing Ineffective Treatments for Arthritic Knees?
Why is it that arthroscopic knee surgery and gel injections are recommended by orthopedic surgeons for arthritis knee pain even though there is overwhelming proof that these procedures DON’T WORK?
It is common knowledge in the medical field that arthroscopic knee surgery for arthritic knees is a useless procedure that clean outs and removes the cartilage/meniscus in the knee joint. The surgery actually contributes and exacerbates the very condition it’s supposed to treat….ARTHRITIS.
I believe that if patients diagnosed with arthritic knees fully understood the consequences of arthroscopic knee surgery they would not consent to undergo this procedure. Instead, they would demand safer alternatives- that made sense.
Knee Injections are also another option orthopedic surgeons offer patients suffering from arthritis knee pain. But the results from SYNVISC and other gel injections are questionable and the results are not much better than arthroscopic knee surgery. (Lately, the injections are losing popularity because patients are discovering that they are useless, and multiple studies have long proven them to be ineffective. Just ask patients who’ve undergone a series of them.)
Why is it that cold laser therapy which has been around for over 30 years, used all over the world, has thousands of double blind research studies proving its effectiveness, and does not have any side effects is hardly ever offered by an orthopedic surgeon as an option to arthritic knee pain?
Just follow the money…
There are some surgeons that don’t refer patients out for cold laser therapy because patients never return to them for surgery after completing cold laser treatments.
It’s a shame.
My belief is knee doctors should work as a TEAM to provide patients the VERY best care. I am NOT against knee surgery.
I AM against needless knee surgery.
There are times patient’s have no other choice, but to have knee surgery. If a patient needs surgery and understands the consequences of knee surgery they should have it done. However, if a patient does not WANT or NEED knee surgery then ALL options should be reviewed – including cold laser therapy.
Often patients have the perception that if their doctor doesn’t offer cold laser therapy or doesn’t know about it then it must be ‘quackery’. Cold laser therapy is based on decades of proven science and is not ‘quackery’. The results of cold laser treatments are far more impressive then injections or arthroscopic knee surgery. Honestly, as a patient you should be more skeptical about arthroscopic surgery for arthritis knee pain then cold laser therapy. Just read the studies. Furthermore, there are thousands of published, double blind research studies proving cold laser therapy’s effectiveness.
For years, I’ve had patients complete care in my office for arthritic knee pain, and I have not had one person tell me that arthroscopic knee surgery or rooster comb injections provided them any significant knee pain relief. Yet everyday in my practice I have patients with arthritic knees undergo our Cold Laser Knee Program and get considerable pain relief. Most patient’s notice enough knee pain relief, and an increase in strength in their knee joint that they are able to avoid further knee surgery.
If you don’t believe me just read the hundreds of testimonials on my website from satisfied patients that have been able to avoid knee surgery.
At the DFW Spine & Joint Center we incorporate multiple painless modalities to get you out of pain. Our office is unique because we utilize several different FDA cleared cold lasers that actually heal, repair and stimulate damaged tissue (cartilage, meniscus, muscle, tendon, and ligaments). Besides using multiple cold lasers, we combine other safe modalities to reduce/eliminate tissue swelling, knee pain, and strengthen the knee joint.
If you suffer from osteoarthritis knee pain, ‘bone on bone’, meniscus tear pain, bursitis knee pain , tendonitis knee pain, a Baker’s Cyst, post surgical arthroscopic knee pain, or a combination of the listed conditions then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program may be able to help you.
If you live in the Dallas – Fort Worth area call our office at 214- 596-1051 to find out if you’re a candidate for Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program.
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At the DFW Spine & Joint Center we also have programs available that can help most musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, disc and nerve problems, hip, ankle, foot, hand and wrist pain, etc…
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C. practices in Irving, Texas at the DFW Spine & Joint Center,-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 Area Since 2001.”
Why Knee Doctors Still Prescribe Ineffective Treatments for Arthritic Knee Pain | Dallas-Fort Worth
Some knee doctors are still prescribing ineffective knee surgeries for knee pain relief and why cold laser therapy SHOULD be offered as a treatment choice.
