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Knee Replacement Goes Ultra High Tech
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Knee Replacement Goes Ultra High Tech

Knee replacement surgery is now more customized than ever thanks to 3D technology. How it helps you choose the right implant, speeds recovery and more…

Bye, Bye Baker’s Cyst: No Cortisone, Drugs or Knee Surgery
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Bye, Bye Baker’s Cyst: No Cortisone, Drugs or Knee Surgery

The patient’s “rheumatic” knee grew a painful cyst. Dr. Rubman found the real cause (diet—not arthritis) and healed the cyst with natural treatments.

Drugstore Solution Prevents Deadly Blood Clots After Knee Surgery
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Drugstore Solution Prevents Deadly Blood Clots After Knee Surgery

Heparin, warfarin and other anticoagulants are usually prescribed to prevent blood clots after knee-replacement surgery. This OTC choice is safer, cheaper.

Knee Pain: 7 Things You’re Doing That Make It Worse, Not Better
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Knee Pain: 7 Things You’re Doing That Make It Worse, Not Better

You could be the cause of your knee pain without realizing it. Avoid these mistakes to keep your knees healthy.

The Best Way to Recover from Total Knee Replacement
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The Best Way to Recover from Total Knee Replacement

Every year, more than 700,000 Americans get a new knee (or two)—a number that's expected to rise to 3.5 million…

Beat Knee Pain Without Surgery
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Beat Knee Pain Without Surgery

This strategy is just as effective…and much safer… Do you wince when you walk, kneel, squat or climb stairs? If…

Question: I’ve Got Knee Arthritis But I Want to Stay Active. I Keep Seeing Ads for Compression Braces and Sleeves. Do They Work?
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Question: I’ve Got Knee Arthritis But I Want to Stay Active. I Keep Seeing Ads for Compression Braces and Sleeves. Do They Work?

Answer: I sometimes tell patients to apply any kind of sleeve or brace because it has a proprioceptive effect. That…

To Ease Knee Arthritis Pain, This Depression-Era Treatment Is Newly Popular
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To Ease Knee Arthritis Pain, This Depression-Era Treatment Is Newly Popular

When it comes to treating the pain of knee arthritis, something old is new again. Prolotherapy, a procedure first developed…

Got Knee Pain?
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Got Knee Pain?

How to choose the right treatment… Why live with a bum knee when you can have less pain and more…

A New Way to “Chill Out” Knee Pain without Drugs
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A New Way to “Chill Out” Knee Pain without Drugs

If you suffer from knee pain, you may have tried to “grin and bear it”—and when that didn’t work, you…

Avoid Knee Surgery to Avoid Osteoarthritis
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Avoid Knee Surgery to Avoid Osteoarthritis

If you’ve been told by an orthopedist that the only way to get rid of your unrelenting knee pain is…

You Need Exercise—Not a Knee Replacement
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You Need Exercise—Not a Knee Replacement

Did you know that knee-replacement surgery is virtually epidemic in this country? The number has doubled over the past decade.…

Torn Meniscus? Common Surgery for Knee Pain Works No Better Than Fake Surgery
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Torn Meniscus? Common Surgery for Knee Pain Works No Better Than Fake Surgery

Your knee is killing you and the pain won't quit, so you consult an orthopedist. He says that you've torn…

You May Not Need Knee Replacement Surgery After All
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You May Not Need Knee Replacement Surgery After All

Three nonsurgical therapies can effectively relieve pain If physical therapy, pain medications and commonly used injections of cortisone or hyaluronic…

The Ultimate Knee Workout
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The Ultimate Knee Workout

You can be free of pain without surgery Most people over age 50 can expect to live longer than their…