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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jan 7, 2016 | Health Articles
Are you kicking yourself about falling off the “New Year’s resolutions” bandwagon? Have your goals and promises fizzled out by week 3? Are you heading for a repeat of aspirations that will either be forgotten or the same lame excuses made about why you couldn’t achieve what you wanted? If so, turn your phone notifications off...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Dec 22, 2015 | Health Articles
When you bend your knee does pain shoot straight through your body? Do you hear loud “clicks” and “clacks” that you just can’t explain? Ahh the grinding you think!
You are not alone. Many people struggle with long standing knee pain and discomfort. It is far more common than most people believe and yet many people learn to live with it. Unfortunately is not until the pain inhibits them from doing the activities they love, that these sufferers begin to look for solutions that will return them back to where pain and discomfort are no longer associated with their daily lives.
Taking The First Step
First we must understand that there are a variety of causes for the knee pain inclusive of: injury, overuse, or underlying conditions like arthritis. For the best proper treatment the cause of the pain needs to be determined before any treatment can be offered. The treatments often include getting to the root of the stiffness and inflammation.
Proper Diagnosis
It is crucial that the cause of the pain be diagnosed in order to offer the best treatment. Here are a number of very common diagnoses:
- Arthritis – Generally tends to be the most widespread cause of knee pain and there is a selection of treatments on offer.
- Ligament Injuries – These can be caused or exacerbated during sports or athletic activities leading to discomfort and instability.
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Cartilage Injuries | Meniscal Tear – This is a common knee pain cause in young and old.
- Patellar Tendonitis – Tendonitis around the joint is most commonly of the patellar tendon, the large tendon over the front of the knee.
- Chondromalacia Patella – Chondromalacia is a softening of the cartilage which leads to under the kneecap, this is common among the 15-35 year old age group.
- Dislocating Kneecap – This causes acute symptoms during the dislocation, but can also lead to chronic knee pain.
- Baker’s Cyst – This is a swelling in the rear of the joint, and is usually a sign of another underlying problem such as a meniscus tear.
- Bursitis – The most common bursa affected around the joint is that just above the kneecap, commonly this is found in people that kneel during their work.
- Plica Syndrome – This is an uncommon cause of knee pain, and can be tricky to diagnose, diagnosis is usually made at the time of arthroscopy.
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease – This is a condition seen in adolescents and is due to irritation of the growth plate just at the front of the joint.
- Osteochondritis Dissecans – (OCD) is another condition seen in adolescents due to the growth of the bone around the joint.
- Gout – This is not a common cause for knee pain but patients with a history of this condition may find it is the cause of knee pain.
The Giant Leap
The first pain free step is to schedule an appointment with our office. Our team will run thorough examinations to help find the root cause of your discomfort and set you on the best path for getting you back into life without knee pain!
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Dec 15, 2015 | Health Articles
Buckle up, our traveling season is upon us. Despite the saying "getting there is half the fun", planes, trains, and automobiles can put a real strain on our holiday fun this season. So let's start this season off right, and follow these tips to survive the physically demanding prospect of traveling to your holiday destination...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Dec 8, 2015 | Health Articles
Tis the season to be merry, but if you suffer from pain sometimes it feels like the Grinch is stealing your Christmas. Don't Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming of a Pain-Free Christmas Being pinched can sting, but to have a pinched nerve? Ugh! That can feel like severe, intense pain – and it often does. It's possible for...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Dec 1, 2015 | Health Articles
Can you hear the sleigh bells ringing? That's because the holidays have arrived! However with this season's good cheer, in comes the stress which may lead to tears, neck pain, shoulder pain, and headaches. This is especially the case during the Christmas season. The combination of the wrong food, too much alcohol, late nights, rushing...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Nov 24, 2015 | Health Articles
The word on the streets is that the most abused drugs these days are found not being creatively cooked or grown, but bought over the counter in convenience stores near you. The drugs that are most often misused are not for recreational use but for the reduction of pain. The same pain that is the...
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