Knee Surgery: Another reason why it isn’t a good choice
Hello
So many people that come to us, after seeing so many others have felt that surgery was their only option. Even though they know surgery is dangerous and could lead to more problems in the future, they felt they were left with very few options for their pain.
Let me tell you another reason why it isn’t always a good choice.
The reason comes from a study that looked at 641 patients with knee pain and meniscus injuries. They found that even patients with traumatic meniscus tears or locked knees were not more likely to benefit from surgery.
In the trials that examined this, “middle-aged and other patients who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy fared no better than patients who received sham surgery or who simply performed exercises to improve their knee symptoms.”
This article tells me that the actual surgery isn’t better than a fake one or just someone doing their exercises???
Lastly, the researchers said, “ at the same time, the procedure poses risks of worsening cartilage damage and adverse events.”
So not only is this surgery not better than just doing exercises, it could make things worse??
Do you think surgery for knee pain is still the right option for you?
Jason
