What If You STILL Have Pain After Knee Surgery?
Every so often, I get emails asking for my advice or help regarding some persistent knee pain. It’s not at all uncommon for people to have no clue what’s going on in their own knees, sometimes even if they are seeing a physician.
With the increased volumes of patients necessary to generate the revenue necessary to stay in business, most physicians simply don’t have the time or the inclination to answer a lot of questions. They need to get you out, so they can move on to the next patient.
Recently, I had an email from a person who was referred to me by a mutual friend. He had persistent knee pain, after he had undergone arthroscopic knee surgery 15 years ago. He was understandably upset and perplexed as to why he had undergone surgery, but STILL had pain. He had expected a “cure.”
I mean, what if you STILL have pain after knee surgery? What then?
Well, here was my response:
“Sorry to hear of your knee pain. Perhaps I can help you.
“If you had arthroscopic surgery 15 years ago, but still have knee pain, it’s likely that you ARE healed, but you have residual degenerative (arthritic) changes inside the joint. Assuming no new injuries to the internal structures, that is the most likely explanation for your persistent pain.
“This is a pretty broad topic, beyond the scope of a simple email.
“But I have written several healing programs for just such problems. One of these may well help you, as they have helped a number of others.
“I would suggest you consider my LITTLE GREEN BOOK FOR ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, manual & CD (get it at http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html ), which helps you identify what’s causing your pain and offers methods from across the entire treatment spectrum (conventional, alternative and complimentary), and my PAIN-FREE PROGRAM, which you can get at http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html which demonstrates the specially modified exercises I used myself (I had arthroscopic surgery, personally, a couple of years ago) and that I used on my own patients, during my years in practice.
“These products are designed to compliment each other, as a set.
“Most recently, I wrote a new program to help people get rid of knee pain, without surgery, called (appropriately enough) HOW TO AVOID KNEE SURGERY. This program combines the best of conventional and alternative measures for short term relief of inflammation the major cause of acute pain) and specific, modified exercises for long term pain relief and restoration of function.
“You can see that new program (and get it) at http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee _surgery.html
“I’m sure that one of these options will help you get the relief you seek, if you apply the principles I teach. Let me know how you’re doing. Good Luck!
“All the best,
“Dr. Bill Stillwell”
Well, it’s too soon to tell if he took my advice. But degenerative changes within the knee joint (usually ostearthritis) is the most common long term cause for persistent knee pain. Especially after you’ve had surgery. You see, a recent Canadian study has confirmed what an earlier clinical study had already suggested–namely, that arthroscopic surgery is NOT an effective treatment for osteoarthritis.
Two groups, one which followed knee surgery with medication, physical therapy and exercise, and one which ONLY had medication, physical therapy and exercise, but NO surgery, were compared. There was NO statistically significant difference between the two groups, regarding pain and function.
If there was no difference, then WHY would you have surgery, with all its attendent risks and potential complications? Right. You wouldn’t.
It’s too bad this man waited 15 years before getting my advice. If he had used the combined methods I teach in my new program, HOW TO AVOID KNEE SURGERY ( Get it at http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html ), he might well have avoided years of frustration and pain.
So, a word to the wise…if you have knee pain, DON’T WAIT until after you’ve had surgery, which isn’t indicated anyway. Click on this link, RIGHT NOW: http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html and relieve your knee pain, for good!
Til next time, my friend, be well. Time to get a nice fat turkey ready for the feast….
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
Dr. Bill
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
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