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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Apr 26, 2016 | Health Articles
Is your body able to predict the weather better than your local meteorologist? The Human Storm Gauge It's true that many people with back pain, neck pain or other joint complaints are often surprisingly accurate in predicting when storms are approaching, and believe it or not, there is some validity to their weather forecasting abilities. In...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Apr 5, 2016 | Health Articles
Many of us have been misled into thinking pain is a problem. Headache? Numb it. Gall bladder malfunctioning? Remove it. Sore throat? Soothe it. But pain is the effect, not the cause. Nowadays you are unable to turn on the television without a commercial appearing, for some new pharmaceutical that will cure whatever may ail...
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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 | Nov 10, 2015 | Health Articles
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Nov 27, 2014 | Health Articles
The superhighway, as it was coined in the 1990's, was developed to bring our global communications and information to one great stream accessible by all of us. The information is translated and driven by numerous languages and mathematical algorithms but one system that is universally is the same is that to access and connect to...
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