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knee surgery

KNEE (AND OTHER JOINT) SURGERIES OFTEN WORTHLESS



“Lot s of us  have  known  for  years-that arthroscopic surgery for  banged  up  knees is  more  or  less worthless.  The finding  that this  lucrative orthopedic surgical  procedure does  no  good  comes  as  a  shock  to  lots of  doctors  and  lay  persons.  Even  early improvement right  after  surgery  does  not last.  And  the final  "proof of  the  pudding" revealed  that sham  (fake)  knee surgery   was  just as effective as  the real  thing! "

Health Alert. Vol.19 ,No. 9

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Arthroscopic knee surgery was proven useless six years  ago!   In  a study,  half the patients  got real arthroscopic  surgery,  and the  placebo  group  got sham  (fake)  surgeries. That's  where  they  actually poked  two  holes  in  the  knee  and pretended  to fix  it.  These  people  had  as  good  or  better  results than those with real  surgeries.  Even for those who got some  good  results  immediately following the actual  surgery, the "bad,  old knee"  returned with  a vengeance months or years down the road.

Surely this research  would  have  put an  end  to arthroscopic  knee  surgeries,  right?  Are  you  kidding?  There  are  more  performed  now  than  ever (over 500,000 a year) because they make millions of doctors, surgery centers, and hospitals.  And  if  you  don't  get  good  results,  or  even if you  are  crippled  (yes,  this  simple  surgery  can cripple),  it doesn't matter. The surgeon will simply tell you that you don't heal as well as most people.

Based  on  the finest scans  available,  surgeons set  out  to  cut,  aspirate,  repair,  and  "clean  out" debris  from  knee joints.  It seems  very  high  tech, but  it  is  far  from  that.  The  truth  is  that  the  pain in  most  knees  is  caused  by  something  unrelated to  what is  discovered  on  MRIs.  Therefore,  all  the surgical  manipulation  is  useless-regardless  of how technical  it may seem to be.                                                           
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What these surgeries can do, however, is cause permanent damage.  And  the  damage  can  take  its toll  in  ways that neither the  patient nor the doctor could  ever  imagine.  Aside  from  the  standard surgical  damage  that  causes  a  weak,  swollen, inflamed,  and  painful  knee  for  weeks,  months, years,  or even  for life,  there are even  worse things that can happen.

The chronic pain and disability caused by some joint surgeries  can  induce  drug  addiction  in  some people.  Because  they  can't function,  can't sleep, and  can't  enjoy  life,  stronger  and  stronger pain medications  may be prescribed,  and  that leads  to more  and worse side effects,  as well  as  a possible addiction.
Consider  the  surgeon  who  nicks  an  artery during "simple and safe" arthroscopic surgery. The nicked artery bleeds into the knee joint. And before the  nursing  staff can  recognize what  is  going  on, the  knee  is  partially  destroyed-rendering  the patient crippled for life.  Or the surgery that makes the  knee  worse,  followed  by  another surgery  to fix the first-only to  make  it worse still.  These treatments render patients  impaired  or crippled for months  or years. And  unless  they  can finally heal from the damage done to the knee, they will  suffer for the rest of their lives because of a  surgery that should never have been done in the first place.


Of course  there  is  the  worst  case  scenario where two, three, or more surgeries are performed, each one making the knee,  shoulder or some other joint  worse.  Finally  there  is  nothing  left  to  do. And  if it  is  a  shoulder,  there  is  not  even  a joint replacement surgery to replace the one ruined from botched  arthroscopic  surgeries.  The  patient  ends up  on  powerful  pain  pills,  is  severely  depressed, and  finally  dies  from  an  overdose  of painkillers. Think this  can't happen? Think again.  These  are just a handful of cases involving my own personal friends, or patients that came to me too late.


Arthroscopic Knee Surgery or Not?

Let's face  it, when you tear your knee up in an accident-skiing  or whatever-thank  goodness for great surgeons.  But thousands  upon thousands of surgeries  for sore knees? When  you  realize that for most cases, these surgeries  have been proven to be ineffective-and that disaster can happen from simple arthroscopic  surgeries  that "barely  leave  a scar"-you simply  have  to  rethink your surgery plans.  This  kind  of surgery  should  be  avoided except in very specific and last-resort cases.

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For most cases,  the reason this  is true is  simple indeed.  Most  common  knee  pain  is  caused  by muscles.  And  the  things  that  are  so  scientifically noted on  your MRI  report usually have nothing to do with  the pain. So just what can you do?

 The therapists  most versed  in  handling  knee and  other joint  problems  are  kinesiologists. Kinesiologists  are  muscle  experts,  and  they  are usually  chiropractors  or  osteopaths.  Another excellent therapy for joints is called Active Release Technique,  which  is  also  practiced  primarily by  chiropractors  and  osteopaths.  A  dozen  or  so treatments  will  usually  balance  the  muscles  and soft tissues  of the joint. You  owe  it to yourself to exhaust  these types  of treatments first.  There  are millions  of people  who  have  become  surgically crippled.  They  would  tell  you  "if only  I  knew before my arthroscopic surgery what I know now."

Great  therapists  who  understand  kinesiology or  active  release  technique  are  often  difficult  to find.  The  best way  to  start  is  by  asking  around your  own  town-to  see  if rave  reviews  about one  doctor  or  therapist  keep  coming  up.  You can  also  find  out  if an  active  release  technique therapist  is  in  your  neighborhood  by  going  to www.activereleasetechnique.com. You may be able to  find  a  kinesiologist by  calling  the  International College  of Applied  Kinesiology  (ICAK)  at  913-384-5336 (or email them at ICAK@dci-kansascity. com).
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Add the Nutritional Factor

Your knees will not get better, no matter what therapy you get- including surgery- unless you have the necessary nutrition to heal. And wether you have surgery or not, you will get better faster with the right nutrition. With knees
What therapy you get-including surgery-unless  you have the necessary nutrition to  heal. And whether you have surgery  or not, you will get better faster with  the  right  nutrition.  With  knees  and  other joints, the major nutritional factor remains virtually unknown  to  most  people  and  their  physicians, doctors,  and therapists.  It is raw bone nutrition.
Nothing helps heal  a joint faster than raw bone with  the  marrow.  If we  could  simply  chew  this up,  we would  all  heal  much  faster.  

Strict  vegetarians  will  have  a  harder  time healing joints.  The  nutrition  from  bone  and  fat are  critical  to joints.  In  addition,  a low-fat  diet, statin  (cholesterol-lowering)  drugs,  and  antacids all impair joint healing. A Mediterranean  diet with this  nutritional  protocol  provides  the  nutrition needed to heal joints.

Real  butter-oil  (solid  at  room  temperature) contains the Wulzen Factor and Activator X, both natural  anti-pain  and  anti-stiffness  nutritional factors.  In  severe  cases,  

Stretching and Strengthening

Ice is best immediately following an injury, and stretching  and  strengthening  is  usually  necessary for  recovery  and  prevention  of future  injuries. Your therapist can prescribe  proper stretches  and resistance  exercise  (weights)  for  your particular problem. And it does make a difference. In  I 964  I  had  a  very  severe  high  school  football  knee  injury.  I  basically  tore  apart my  medial meniscus  cartilage  and my  medial  collateral  ligament.  Because  they  are  the  stabilizing  structures of the entire inside of the knee, this was serious indeed.  Today I would have had  immediate surgery.

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An  attempt at repairing  my  ligament would  have been made. An  attempt to repair my tom meniscus would have been made,  or it would have been removed.  All  the  debris  would have been  aspirated from  my  knee,  and,  most  likely,  my  knee  would never have been the same.

But in  1964 there was  no  arthroscopic surgery, and  we  had  no  money  for a  surgeon  anyway.  So we  opted  to  do  nothing,  other  than  get therapy from  an  old-time  osteopath,  and follow his  advice to  stretch  and  strengthen  my  knee  with  weight lifting and eating well. That was 44 years ago. And after 6  months  of recovery,  I  never again had  any trouble whatsoever with my knee.  I have competed for the USA in  track and field  and still  play  every conceivable  sport-all  with  no  medial  meniscus cartilage,  and  most  likely  a torn  medial  collateral ligament--never even thinking about my  old knee injury.

The  lessons  here  are  simple.  Most joints will  heal  and  correct themselves  given  the  right circumstances  of correct  therapy  and  nutrition. Surgery  is  only  needed  in  rare  instances.  And arthroscopic  surgery,  especially  of the  knee,  is often  worthless,  risky,  and  dangerous. And  if your surgery goes badly, you will be begging to get your old knee back. NOTES; New England Journal of Medicine, July 11, 2002.

July 2008, Volume 25,  Issue 7 HEALTH  ALERT    100 Wilson  Rd., #110, Monterey, CA 93940-5753
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Disclaimer: I, (Teresa Biggins) am not a Medical Doctor, and cannot prescribe, cure or diagnose. 
     Many of these articles have not been written by me. They have been copied , usually word for word from Web sites, periodicals, books and fliers with full credits given. 
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