Warning!Are You Making Any of These 3 Common Deadly Knee Treatment Mistakes?
"How to Get Rid of Your Knee Pain Once and For All - The Right Way!
Don't Get Platelet Injections for Knee Arthritis Pain
By Dr. Paul Anderson M.D. Sports and Pain Medicine Expert
Some megastar athletes like Kobe Bryant are getting platelet injections into their athritic knees. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday, July 1st 2011, that Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant recently underwent a platelet injection procedure in Germany to strengthen his arthritis-plagued right knee.
The Times said that tennis star Rafael Nadal, who will play in the men's final at Wimbledon this Sunday, as well as golfer Tiger Woods and Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward have all gone through treatments similar to the type Bryant reportedly underwent. Why Platelet Injections are not the Answer for Your Knee Arthritis?
The concept that a single injection or therapy for chronic knee arthritis is just not realistic. There is no magical pill, knee injection or surgery that fixes arthritis.
In fact the studies and real world experience with platelet injections are quite limited. The most promising treatment in the future is stem cells with cartilage regeneration. But right now there are combinations of natural knee treatments that are extremely effective for knee arthritis pain relief that support healthy cartilage growth.
First, knee arthritis is an ongoing problem of cartilage damage, inflammation and pain. Cartilage needs joint healthy nutrients to support growth. The main joint nutrients shown in human and animal studies to help support healthy cartilage growth are gelatin, cetyl myristoleate, glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM.
These joint nutrients taken daily in the right amounts do thicken cartilage over time. Second, the pain and inflammation cycle must be stopped. Several knee treatments used in combination help with the pain -
acupuncture
pulsed electrical magnetic therapy including low level laser ( which has far more clinical studies and real world results than plate injections)
natural pain relief cream not synthetic
gentle knee exercises - like biking and Tai chi
mediation or deep spiritual prayer
randomized microtens
ice or heat with the natural pain relief cream
physical therapy
For the inflammation - Natural Anti- Inflammatories like ice , heat, and stretching. Joint comfort herbs and nutrients
red marine algae
cetyl myristoleate
bromelain
serropeptase
tumeric
Stop the underlying cause of knee joint inflammation which is the continual cartilage damage by-
increases knee muscle strength to reduce load on the joint
change activities or work to reduce knee cartilage micro trauma
These knee treatments when used in combinations are far more effective for knee arthritis pain relief and long term cartilage health than single therapies including platelet injections.
