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Knee Pain and Arthritis

Knee Pain and Arthritis   Knee pain is a very common reason for a visit to a primary care doctor, and that is not surprising: the knee is the largest joint in the body and supports almost the entire weight of the body, both when upright and when bending. If just one element of the complicated knee joint is damaged, the knee can become painful. See Possible Causes of Severe Knee Pain Knee pain and discomfort can

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What Is Bursitis?

Swelling and inflammation near a joint may be a sign of bursitis, a condition that involves buildup of liquid and inflammation in a bursa sac that cushions a joint. This condition has earned some interesting names over the years: housemaid’s knee, student’s elbow, and tailor’s bottom, to name a few. What Causes Bursitis? Hip Bursitis Video Simply put, bursitis is the inflammation of a bursa and buildup of fluid in the bursa sac. A bursa is a thin, slippery sac
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Understanding Joint Pain

Joint Pain Caused by Arthritis Video Joints are present at every point in the body where two bones come together, and are instrumental in providing flexibility and producing movement in the body. In addition to flexibility, joints are responsible for creating stability and maintaining an appropriate range of motion during certain activities. Because they are the focus of all musculoskeletal movements, joints are prone to pain and stiffness as occurs in arthritis. Different types of
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Leg Pain and Numbness: What Might These Symptoms Mean?

Leg pain can be intermittent or constant and can range from a dull ache to a searing, throbbing, or burning sensation. Numbness may be felt like a loss of sensation or a cold, icy feeling in one or more areas of the leg. Leg pain may be the symptom of a variety of underlying causes or conditions, and getting a correct diagnosis is essential to informing the most effective course of treatment. See Accurately Diagnosing Leg
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Knee Anatomy

Knee Anatomy   The knee joint is the largest joint in the human body, and the joint most commonly affected by arthritis. Knowing about knee anatomy can help people understand how knee arthritis develops and sometimes causes pain. Knee Pain Causes video See Possible Causes of Severe Knee Pain The knee joint is a hinge joint, meaning it allows the leg to extend and bend back and forth with minimal side-to-side motion. It is comprised of

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Treatment for Knee Meniscus Tear Video

Watch the video Video Transcript Treatment of meniscus tears begins with the accurate diagnosis of a meniscus tear. And then, there’s a couple of different ways of going about treating the meniscus, and it depends on how severe the pain is from a meniscus tear, and to an extent it will depend on what kind of meniscus tear and how completely the meniscus is torn. In general, what one wants to do is to take
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Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis Video

Watch the video Video Transcript When conservative care is not effective for knee osteoarthritis – and this is - it usually takes a while to get to this point, but sometimes it does get to the point where conservative care is not offering the kind of relief where a person can go about and do all the things that they want to be doing in their life and with their activities – there are surgical
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Supplements and Medications for Knee Osteoarthritis Video

Watch the video Video Transcript Treating knee osteoarthritis is basically — we can break it down into two components. There’s reducing the inflammation within the knee, and then there’s getting all of the muscles and the biomechanics right to take the pressure off of the knee so that the same forces aren’t going through it so the inflammation doesn’t re-accumulate. A question that doctors who treat knee pain get asked a lot is about supplements. “Are there
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Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Video

Watch the video Video Transcript Treating knee osteoarthritis is, basically, we can break it down into two components. There's reducing the inflammation within the knee, and then there's getting all of the muscles and the biomechanics right to take the pressure off of the knee so that the same forces aren’t going through it so the inflammation doesn’t re-accumulate. In general, physical therapy can be very effective in terms of getting the pain from arthritis to go away, and
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Pes Anserine Bursitis Video

Watch the video In This Article: Knee (Prepatellar) Bursitis Prepatellar Bursitis Symptoms Causes of Knee Bursitis (Prepatellar Bursitis) Prepatellar Bursitis Diagnosis Prepatellar Bursitis Treatment Pes Anserine Bursitis Video Video Transcript Pes anserine bursitis is a cause of knee pain. The pes anserine bursa is a bursa that sits just inferior and medial to the knee joint. You have 160 bursa scattered throughout your body. Basically, the bursa are like bubble wrapping in packages. The bursa are fluid-filled sacs that
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Knee Meniscus Tear Video

Watch the video Video Transcript Knee meniscus tears is one of the common causes of knee pain. The meniscus is basically the shock absorber within the knee. And you can tear either the medial (the inside) meniscus or the lateral meniscus. The inside meniscus is the more common one to be injured. There are two general ways in which a meniscus becomes torn. Either there can be an acute injury, such as a twisting injury,
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Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Video

Watch the video Video Transcript Treating knee osteoarthritis is, basically, we can break it down into two components. There's reducing the inflammation within the knee, and then there's getting all of the muscles and the biomechanics right to take the pressure off of the knee so that the same forces aren’t going through it so the inflammation doesn’t re-accumulate. When the pain’s not getting better with physical therapy, or if the pain is interfering with
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Causes of Knee Pain Video

Watch the video In This Article: Possible Causes of Severe Knee Pain How Infection Can Lead to Severe Knee Pain Causes of Knee Pain Video Knee pain can stem from a degenerative (arthritic) condition, a systemic condition, or from a trauma. It is important to understand the cause of one's specific type of knee pain in order to make a correct diagnosis of knee arthritis. This video explains what causes knee pain, the symptoms that

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What truly sets the Princeton Spine and Joint Center apart is uncompromising dedication to the individual. With principles of respect, excellence, integrity and professionalism, we work with you to diagnose your problem, ease your pain, and help you resume your active, pain-free life.

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