Treating Knee Arthritis Without Surgery

I’m a retired E. R. Nurse. 73yo. I can’t believe my ears! You guys are awesome!!!!! Arthritic knees, one knee replacement. DO NOT want to replace the other knee. Been vegan 15 years, lost 60 pounds. Training for the Pikes Peak incline trail next year with my grand daughter. Don’t take any prescription meds. Hiking all the time, yoga, free weights. Thrilled to see more doc’s get on board with life style changes for good health. Ice packs, fermented juices with turmeric root ,and using trekking poles are my friend. ❤️ true medicine

Great video and information! I tore a meniscus in one knee when I was 58 and was told by my surgeon I would need to have both knees replaced within the next 5 years due to arthritis. Even though I experienced pain daily in both knees and took advilpm every night to sleep I wanted to hold off on surgery and explore alternatives. Long story short, I dropped 30 lbs, started going to the gym to do leg exercises on the machines (nothing heavy duty) just strengthening. I also play pickelball for exercise and I think another big factor is I now take collagen in powder form, 20g, per serving in my coffee twice a day. It took about a year but I no longer have ANY pain in my knees and take no meds at all. I'm now 66 and hopefully kicked that knee surgery can way down the road. I'm hoping my experience may, in some way, help others looking for possible options.

Doing public service videos with no sponsors and risking additional business income... And let's not forget the grief you two get for some of the content you produce 🤣. But you two still have your sense of humor intact and keep going. Thank you so much, Docs!

The heating pad and a pillow between my legs sleeping are my new best friends when I am really hurting.

1. Keep moving or Modify activities so body does not hurt. 2. Weight loss, lose weight or that heavy backpack 3. Physiotherapy, massage, acupuncture. 4. Braces 5. Avoid inflammatory food, alcohol, sugar, refined grains 6. Over the counter Medication 7. Supplements, tumeric, etc 8. Prescription med 9. Topicals, cbd, etc 10. Injections

As a physiotherapist (and owner of Clarkson Sports and Physiotherapy) I am thrilled that you created this video! We always promote active rehab to keep you moving and managing your pain 🎉

1. Mobility… keep moving 2. Weight loss 3. Physical therapy 4. Braces 5. Avoid inflammatory foods alcohol , sugar , processed food …etc 6. Avoid over the counter meds due to side effect -Tylenol 7. Use msn , glucosamine, turmeric, chondroitin. 9. RX if needed 10. Typical 11. Injection 12. Copper , red light therapy 13. Use ice

After 20 years in nursing/hospital management I'm making the big jump & retraining as an ANP in Emergency. Paul & Brad your channel offers so much in terms high quality overviews & learning on all the topics you cover... Truly excellent. Thanks.

Can’t believe nobody sponsors you! You merit it much more than most of these inane influencers! Thank you for all your help!

I receive injections, want to tell you ….watching the humor between you two is medicine to the soul. Thanks for your generosity and expert advise!

1.) Cycling 2.) Cycling 3.) Cycling ..... Start slowly and aim for an hour a day. Cycling stresses the joint very little but movement helps as pointed out in the video. Works for me. Treating Knee Arthritis Without Surgery

Solanine is a toxin I and many of my family members are sensitive to. My mother for years had majorly swollen ankles that were purple in color. She had broken one ankle when she was 30, but both were painful. She was talking 36 aspirin a day, walking with a heavy limping gait, and going to bed each night in tears. My mother discovered through a book that some medical issues may be food allergy related. So she went on a two day water fast then started incorporating one food at a time back into her diet per meal and keeping a record. She ate potatoes and then 30 minutes later could not walk. After removing all nightshades from her diet (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers - and tobacco, but she kept smoking), after a couple month, the swelling had majorly reduced, the color of her ankles improved, she no longer needed aspirin to function, didn't go in bed in pain anymore and walked better than she had for the past 10 years and ditched the cane. The doctor who was suggesting surgery for her ankles scoffed at her able to heal herself through diet change and was angry. But the proof was in the pudding. And now that I have gotten older, the same sensitivity has developed. If I accidentally eat something with green pepper/chili or eggplant, 30 minutes later, my knee starts to hurt - one Filipino restaurant did not list putting eggplant into the stew and only half way through did I realize it had it - and 30 minutes later, the pain hit. Solanine is a toxin that nightshades produce to deter animals from eating the fruit before it is ripe. As the fruit ripens, the solanine levels reduce. The items with the highest solanine levels are tomatoes picked green in the field, potato skins, green peppers, green chilis, & eggplant. Chilis fully ripened on the plant, like red chili pepper have very low solanine levels I can eat items with red chili pepper and feel very little affect at all. Once or twice a year, I will let myself have fries (peeled, no skin!) and my knees that night will be a little stiff, but no pain. But I have adjusted my diet and if I have pizza, it will have a pesto base, or I will have pesto or alfredo on pasta. It's worth it to avoid the pain.

You guys are great, I have gotten so much good information out of the videos you share with us. Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for your time, your humor and no BS much appreciated. 🌿

You two are the best and hilarious! Just subscribed. These are the same tips I tell my massage clients and so excited to share this video with them.

Finally had to break down and schedule total knee replacement. I’m tired of fighting knee pain and I have tried everything. Thanks docs fir all the great Information you have provided.

Also Durolane is helping my knee, it lasts about 6 months and I just had my second injection. Avoiding a knee replacement for as long as possible, I really don’t want to have one. Love the content you put out.

During the summer i have very little knee pain, but the winters are rough. Also, shoe and boot choice makes a big difference.

In 2018 I had hip surgery, before and after surgery I kept watching your videos and you two have helped me so much. Thanks for all your dedication to educate us about these issues. 🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Awesome video. Thank you for creating this - all sorts of fantastic info that I'm following!

Love you guys. I said a long time ago that I would post how you saved my knee replacement. I got it 8 months ago. It seems the surgeon was good and surgery was without problem. The follow up however, was terrible. When I went home from the hospital they hadn't arranged the home therapy and it was more than a week after before it started. Luckily, you had a video with a therapist showing the exercises to do after knee replacement and I followed that on my own. In the early weeks you answered some of my questions here in the comments faster than I could get a response from the doctors office where I had the surgery done. I live in the US where we think we have the best medical in the world.I'm not so sure about that. Otherwise at 8 months I'm doing pretty well. walk without a limp now, knee doesn't bend as far as originally, so I have to open the car door all the way to get out. Other knee is starting to flare up, Xrays said both knees are bone on bone . I just had injection of gel and cortisone. Than you