What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery: Learn the Truth about MRIs and Common Misdiagnoses--and Avoid Unnecessary Surgery

By: Ronald P. Grelsamer

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Synopsis: Non-surgical solutions for dealing with knee pain, and advice on what to do if surgery is unavoidable.Each year, millions of people go to their doctors complaining of knee pain, often resulting in MRIs and knee surgeries. Dr. Grelsamer, named one of the best doctors in New York by New York magazine for the last three years in a row, exposes the potential dangers of misread MRIs and explains why, in many cases surgery is not necessary to alleviate knee pain, and provides helpful advice on different procedures when surgery is unavoidable. With rehabilitation exercises and step-by-step guides, he provides comprehensive information on relieving pain due to virtually every knee condition, including arthritis, runners knee, torn ligaments and cartilage, tendinitis and more.