Are you sure that you have No Cartilage in your Knee, and it is Completely Bone on Bone?
I want to clarify the term ‘bone on bone’ which unfortunately is overused and is often incorrectly used when it comes to the knee joint.
Most often patients who have been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis of the knee are told they are ‘bone on bone’. Patients automatically think that this means they have no cartilage in their entire knee joint. When in actuality, if you took an x-ray of their knee, it would probably show a SMALL area or PATCH in their knee joint that had very little cartilage remaining (90% of the time this occurs on the inside or medial aspect of the knee joint).
My point is that the majority of the time there is cartilage in the knee, and if there is a patch of cartilage that has worn down it usually never involves the entire knee joint. If the entire knee joint was involved, then it would be correctly diagnosed as complete ‘bone on bone’. However, these patients would be wheelchair bound, and not able to straighten or bend their knee.
Since 2001, and after completing over 32,000 cold laser treatments, I’ve only seen a handful of cases that could truly be classified as complete ‘bone on bone’ in the entire knee joint. ‘Bone on bone’, is a very visual term so orthopedic doctors find it a lot easier to describe a patient’s condition to them as being ‘bone on bone’ rather than explaining that there is only a small patch in the joint that is worn down etc…Unfortunately, these patients leave the surgeons office feeling hopeless and really don’t have a full understanding of their condition so they think they have absolutely no cartilage left in their entire knee and that they need a knee replacement.
Please don’t feel hopeless! If you’ve been told that you are ‘bone on bone’ and that you need a total knee replacement there are other non-invasive options available. Overall, more research has been conducted with cold laser therapy to help eliminate or reduce osteoarthritis arthritis joint pain than with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS- the standard prescribed drug) and knee injections. Cold Laser Therapy is safer and frequently more effective than drug therapies, injections and arthroscopic knee surgery. If you are suffering from osteoarthritis knee pain and are not ready for a total knee replacement then you should consider Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program.
Go to http://helpmykneepain.com/testimonials to read the testimonials from hundreds of patients that have completed Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program and were able to avoid knee surgery.
Or if you would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you entitled, Amazing Cold Laser Therapy the Missing Link to Knee Pain Relief!
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Professional for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 2001.”
Cold Laser Therapy is Found to Reverse the Inflammatory Process of Arthritis, and Increase Biosynthesis of Cartilage
A new study analyzed the effects of cold laser therapy on chronic arthritis induced in rats using hydroxyapetite (gives rise to rheumatism and is found in over 20% of joints with osteoarthritis)and calcium pyrophosphate (this provokes chondrocalcinosis)crystals. Scientists separated 56 rats equally into seven groups:
Group A was a control group.
Group B was injected with HP (hydroxyapetite) for two weeks.
Group C was injected with HP and was treated with laser.
Group D was injected with CaPP (calcium pyrophosphate) for two weeks.
Group E was injected with CaPP and treated with laser.
Group F was injected with a physiologic solution.
Group G was only treated with laser and NOT injected at all.
Scientists collected and examined tissue samples from the knee joint using light microscopy. The results of this study found that Group C and Group E, the rats that were induced with arthritis and were treated with laser for two weeks, had an increase in the biosynthesis of cartilage, the inflammatory process was reversed, and that the arthritic process was slowed down. Scientists also noticed that structural alterations in the knee joint that developed due to arthritis significantly diminished after the cold laser treatments.
The other two groups, Group G (which had laser alone but did not have any injections), and Group F, (the group that was injected with physiologic solution) produced no histological tissue changes. This finding is important because it indicates that cold laser therapy only affects and treats damaged tissue and doesn’t affect a healthy joint. It also indicates that the injections had nothing to do with the positive results of the study.1
This study proves , yet again, that Cold laser therapy is a viable treatment for those seeking a non-invasive treatment option to reduce the adverse effects of arthritis, and don’t want the adverse effects typically seen with ‘conventional medical treatments’.
If you are suffering from knee pain due to arthritis, ‘bone on bone’, meniscus tears, bursitis, tendonitis, Baker’s Cyst, post surgical arthroscopic knee pain, or a combination of the listed conditions and you live in the Dallas, Fort Worth or surrounding areas call our office at 214- 596-1051 to find out if you’re a candidate for Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program.
Or if you would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you entitled, Amazing Cold Laser Therapy the Missing Link to Knee Pain Relief!
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Professional for the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 2001.”
1.Helium-Neon Laser Reduces the Inflammatory Process of Arthritis. Claudia Reinoso Rubio, David Cremonezzi, MD, PhD, Monica Moya MD, PhD, Fernando Soriano, MD PhD, Jose Palma, MD, PhD, and Vilma Campana, PhD. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. Volume 28, Number 1 , 2010. Pp.125-129.
No Cartilage, and Bone on Bone Patient Recommends Cold Laser Therapy to Anyone in Pain
Some days I could not walk without severe knee pain. On a scale of 1-10 it was sometimes a 10 but never less than a 4. Even at night the pain was severe. I could not sleep because I had to move my knees and legs so that I could find a less painful position. I could not go up stairs without a hand rail! I could not stand more than 5-10 minutes. I tried lots of Aspirin and Advil, cortisone shots, and prescription pain killers to help relieve the pain. I wore knee braces and took lots of hot baths. I was even told by two doctors after having an MRI that my only option was to replace both knees. I was told that I had no cartilage left and I was bone on bone.
Since completing treatments with Dr. Schnee I can sleep painlessly through the night. I can even go up stairs. I feel that I can walk about 50% more without feeling any knee pain. I am at least 50-70% better now since completing Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program. The hands on approach by Dr. Schnee was great! The whole office seemed to work together and was always very pleasant. I would recommend this as an option to anyone over surgery.
Randy M., farmer and casting shift manager, 57 years young, Midlothian, TX
This patient gave us permission to use his unsolicited testimonial…
If you are suffering from knee pain and you want to avoid knee surgery then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program may be able to help you. Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program is considered a complete treatment plan that combines low-level laser therapy (cold laser therapy), non-weight bearing exercises, and other modalities that promote rehabilitation of the knee.
At the DFW Spine & Joint Center we have the ability to use five different types of cold lasers so that every patient’s program is unique depending on whether they suffer from arthritis, ‘bone on bone’, meniscus tears, bursitis, tendonitis, Baker’s Cyst, post surgical arthroscopic knee pain, or a combination of the listed conditions.
If you live in the Dallas, Fort Worth or surrounding areas call our office at 214- 596-1051 to find out if you’re a candidate for Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program.
Or if you would like more information about Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you entitled, Amazing Cold Laser Therapy the Missing Link to Knee Pain Relief!
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. Robert Hanson, an associate at the DFW Spine & Joint Center, offers a very successful non-surgical program that treats herniated, bulging, degenerated discs, stenosis, and pinched nerves with Cold Laser Spinal Decompression Therapy.
Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.,-Your Cold Laser Professional of the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 2001.”
