knee

Osteoarthritis is a multi-factorial condition for which aging is the major risk factor. However, there are important differences between an aged joint and one with OA. The aging changes observed in the cells and extracellular matrix of joint tissues likely increase the susceptibility of older...

Figured I’d float this out there. I tore some of the cartilage in my knee (in the trochlear groove specifically) a couple years ago playing volleyball and the pain has been getting worse and limits my activity more and more. I’m 39 and multiple orthos have told me I’m basically screwed and the...

Shoulder osteoarthritis is not as common as osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, but it is estimated that nearly 1 in 3 people over the age of 60 have shoulder osteoarthritis to some degree. I personally have had some great success using 1% sodium hyaluronate injections in my knee (intra...

About six months ago I stopped TRT and a few weeks after my knee started to hurt when I ran. I had an MRI and it showed some osteoarthritis and a horizontal tear in my medial meniscus. I’m curious if the TRT helped “cover” my knee pain?

Anyone dealt with a torn meniscus? Did you have surgery? Did it get better?