Knee cap pain is one of the most common issue faced by current population and is majorly found amongst young & active age groups. Also known as Runner’s knee, the suffering individual experiences pain in front and side of the knee cap, which usually aggrevates while walking up/down the stairs and squatting or kneeling. Also […]
Exercising makes your aging muscles younger and stronger
Reveleations from new studies show that exercise helps in changing the gene architecture and providing the necessary repair to the aging muscles. Studies have shown that even a single eccentric round of exercise increases the production of body stem cells. Stem cells are the main building blocks of muscles, tendons ligaments and cartiladge in human […]
Does Knee Meniscus Surgery lead to early arthritis?
Mensicus is a cushion in the knee between your thigh bone and your shin bone. There are two of them in each knee and can get damaged or torn during activities. For years the only procedure done to repair or manage this damaged/torn cartilage was arthoscopy, but as evidence started surfacing over the years, it […]
Osteoarthritis in young adults, why is it happening so soon and how to prevent?
Osteoarthritis is aprogressive disease of the joints in which the cartilage which cushions the bones and absorbs the shock, wears down causing pain, stiffness and swelling around the knee joint. Over a period of time a bone on bone phenomenon can be observed. According to Indian data, millions of patients are suffering from OA knee […]
Why Steroid injections in joints (knee and hip) are a bad idea
Steroid injections are one of the most common injections given for pain and swelling across the world to relieve pain and swelling. This, unfortunately, leads to more long term damages to the joint architecture and cartilage loss and the high dose that is injected is toxic to the cells and other body tissues. Steroid shots […]