Do you know anyone who has had a knee (or two) replaced? Or maybe someone you know is waiting for a knee replacement?
We’ve noticed the number of patients seeking treatments for knee pain has increased over the past few months. Some are seeking help recovering from knee surgery and some are seeking to postpone knee surgery. Some simply have knee joint pain.
The services we offer can really make the difference for someone dealing with knee pain. In this I speak with confidence. Not long after we opened Avalon Laser, a gentleman, came to us seeking pain relief for his osteoarthritic knees, I’ll call him “Bill”.
Bill was recently retired and in his early 60’s. He was healthy, active and really looking forward to running more in his retirement as well as building the cabin of his dreams. He had the land and the skills; he needed the health and the time.
His doctor had recommended knee replacements (yes, both knees) and cautioned that if Bill kept up with his activities, he would probably need a second set of knee replacements within 10 years of the first. Bill was looking for a different outcome and needed a treatment that might postpone the knee replacements a few years. Bill’s knees were in hard shape and everyone knew that knee surgery would happen if Bill lived long enough.
When Bill came to see us, he was looking for something to postpose that surgery even a couple of years. He had exactly 10 laser treatments on both knees and felt great and re. We didn’t see Bill again for 6 years. At that point he was once again facing knee surgery. Bill had another 10 treatments and was on his way.
Ultimately, Bill will need knee surgery. So far he has been lucky, he has beat the odds. Laser therapy really helped. The secret is that laser targets the inflammation and slows down the rate arthritic joints deteoriate: for someone healthy that is enough to lessen the pain to allow normal activity for a number of years.
Estelle our Physiotherapy explained knee joint pain this way: “The knee is a middle joint, more than capable of degenerative changes and pain in its own right, but also influenced by poor function and injuries of the foot and hip. If you can catch these dysfunctions early, there are treatments and exercises that do help and can prevent of slow down the deterioration of the knee joints."
Face it… we are all getting older. In order to enter our retirement with health and joy, we may need help counteracting the many years spent at work… in the office… in the field…. Whatever.
The secret is to embrace your path to your best health now while there are preventative measures that work.
To help you understand the benefits of the treatment that Bill received, I am sharing this video from Bioflex, the creators of the lasers we use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_M_LBph_Ykkk
If you or someone you love are dealing with knee pain that causes discomfort when standing, walking, climbing up and down stairs; or even if you are seeking recovery from or prevention of knee replacement surgery, reach out, we are here to help.
Estelle Barry PT, offers 15-minute FREE Telephone Consultations to answer your pressing questions so you can find out what treatments we offer that can help you.
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