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.
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.”
*If you have rheumatoid arthritis or other sensitivities to ice or cold then use heat.
Find Out How Patient Was Able To Avoid Knee Surgery After MRI Showed Medial Meniscus Tear and Arthritis Of The Knee
Before I came in to see Dr. Schnee I was told by an orthopedic surgeon that I would need knee surgery. I had severe knee pain when I walked, stood etc…I couldn’t walk for 10 minutes without experiencing knee pain, and I couldn’t stand for very long.
Now since completing Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser therapy Knee Program I can walk without knee pain. I am pleased overall and my knee is about 80% better then when I started treatments!
Raymond J., 83 years young, Retired, Dallas Texas
Have you been diagnosed with a medial meniscus tear and/or arthritis of the knee and want to avoid knee surgery? Then Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program may be the answer…
If you live in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving 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.”
Cold Laser Therapy Helps Dallas Patient Suffering from “Bone on Bone” Knee Pain
Susan K. is 62 years old, and is from Dallas Texas. She works in a kitchen and is on her feet all day long. Before coming in to see me for treatments she had Synvisc injections, and was told that she needed a total knee replacement because she was “bone on bone”. She found Dr. Alexandra Schnee after reading about her in the Dallas Morning News. Soon after she started cold laser treatments for her knee she started to notice a slight improvement. After completing her full treatment plan she is 80% improved and no longer suffers with severe knee pain.
The video was taken two months after she completed treatments and with her permission.
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!
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.”
Life Extension Magazine: Cold Laser Therapy is a Breakthrough in the Relief of Chronic Pain!
Life Extension magazine published an article written by Dr. Julius Goepp, about low-level lasers entitled Breakthrough in the Relief of Chronic Pain Without Drugs! Here is an excerpt:
Pharmaceutical companies have deceived the public into believing the solution for chronic pain is to take drugs. Millions of people have perished from the side-effects of these drugs, and their effectiveness in relieving pain is only temporary at best.
In a landmark discovery, a technology utilizing low-level laser light therapy is providing a safe and long-lasting relief for the most common types of chronic type pain.
Dr. Goepp continues the article by writing about Dr Nordquist, a medical doctor in the Bahamas who was told he needed bilateral knee replacements, but instead tried cold laser therapy (low-level laser therapy) on his knees. As a result of cold laser treatments, he was able to completely avoid getting his knees replaced.
Dr. Nordquist states in the article, “When I stepped off that treatment table the first day, it was the first time in years that I set foot on the ground without feeling like knives were going through my knees!”
Dr. Nordquist’s experience was such a positive one that he decided to open a chronic pain treatment center using cold laser therapy in the Bahamas. Since opening his center he has treated over 300 patients suffering from a variety of conditions and more than 90% have reported total pain relief. Only 2-3% of the patients he’s treated have had no beneficial effect at all.
Dr. Nordquist’s patients undergo a customized treatment plan much like our patients do at the DFW Spine & Joint Center. It is important that care is not fragmented and that cold laser therapy is combined with other therapies, sometimes simultaneously, in order for results to be sustainable. In addition, the lasers that are used during treatments must be low-level lasers NOT class IV or high power lasers that burn. Depending on the condition, multiple low-level lasers must used in order to achieve optimal results, and have the most beneficial effect on the tissues being treated.
If you have chronic pain in your knees because of arthritis, ‘bone on bone’, a meniscus tear, Baker’s Cyst, tendonitis, bursitis, a knee injury, or unsuccessful arthroscopic knee surgery, and 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.
Or if you would like more information about my Cold Laser Knee Program fill out the form on the right side of this screen to get your FREE report mailed to you today!
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 Area since 2001.”
1.Goepp, Julius MD, Breakthrough. Life Extension. 2008 October; 63-70.
