While most people think that the answer to a torn meniscus is surgery, a lot of the time arthroscopic surgery may not be necessary. Surprisingly enough, our bodies have the capability to repair torn cartilage if you have suffered an injury to the knee. The first step in attempting to repair a meniscus tear is…
Meniscus Tear Treatment Options
Meniscus tears are often the very painful result of certain sports injuries. You may have read about how just last March, Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks was out for six weeks after a minor tear to his meniscus. While you have probably heard of this type of knee pain as a result of basketball, football or even skiing injuries, a torn meniscus can be the result of…
Meniscus Tear With Severe Pain In Knee
Uma has suddenly developed severe pain in her right knee and the MRI shows a meniscus tear. Uma wants to know how to get relief of…….
PCL And Meniscus Tear Of The Knee
Lisa asked me a question regarding her PCL and medial meniscus tear that was a result from a fall back in February and the doctor wants to avoid surgery. The problem is………