There is an epidemic of knee osteoarthritis in Australia and total knee replacement surgery is at an all time high, causing the health care system a huge financial burden.  Total knee replacement surgery does carry significant surgical and anaesthetics risks and the medical literature suggests that the patient outcomes after surgery are not as good as what is perceived in the community. 

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At OrthoRegen®, we provide patients with an alternative to surgery, if you are deemed a non-surgical candidate and have not responded to conventional medical treatment.

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SYMPTOMS OF KNEE PAIN

Symptoms of a knee condition vary greatly and depend on the underlying cause.  In association with general pain and discomfort around the joint, the following symptoms can occur.

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• Decreased range of motion

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• Swelling

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• Redness

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• Instability

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• Giving way, clicking and popping noises

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• An inability to straighten your knee or locking

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DIAGNOSING YOUR KNEE PAIN

There are a large number of conditions that can cause dysfunction and knee pain.  At OrthoRegen, the most common conditions are listed below:

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• Baker's Cyst

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• Ligament Strains and Sprains (MCL, LCL)

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• Meniscal tears

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• Tendonitis or tendinosis

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• Osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease

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• Iliotibial band syndrome

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• Patellofemoral Instability

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• ACL and PCL injuries

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To determine what specifically is causing your knee pain, we will perform a complete physical examination to understand what may have triggered the pain. We’ll assess overall biomechanics along with the entire knee to assess for pain, swelling, range of motion, stability/laxity, and functional capacity.

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Although our physical examination will give us an idea of what’s causing your pain, we’ll often want to confirm our diagnosis with an radiological test. In many cases, this may be a hands-on diagnostic ultrasound to create a live image of your knee to specifically evaluate the soft tissues, tendons, ligaments, and meniscus and to look for joint swelling/bursitis. If a more extensive injury is present involving bone, cartilage or meniscus is suspected, we may promptly obtain an MRI scan.

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TREATING YOUR KNEE PAIN

Standard injection treatment for degenerative joint disease of the knee is to offer steroid or cortisone injections.  This is despite medical literature confirming that there are significant side effects to ongoing steroid or cortisone injections. Not to mention it will likely significantly progress the degenerative joint disease leading to surgical intervention sooner.

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Knee arthroscopies have also been overused as the medical literature now suggests cutting out the "shock absorber" of the knee (meniscus) leads to a quicker progression to knee osteoarthritis.  The problem with these forms of treatment is they do not focus on the underlying cause as to why the joint or meniscus are degenerating.  As physicians treating knee pain with the latest orthobiologic and interventional procedures, we believe in less invasive and safer forms of treatment that restore function naturally with limited down time. 

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Our main focus is utilizing our treatments and rehabilitation programs towards healing the root cause of your injury or condition without the need for surgery.  We apply the most up-to-date, cutting-edge and innovative therapies to relieve your pain and promote improved function and healing. Our precise, image guided injection treatments together with our non-surgical techniques will focus on treating the underlying cause of your condition.

 

We believe you’ll find our comprehensive and caring approach refreshing.  We don’t believe in a quick fix, one-size fits all approach.  Instead, we treat all the structures involved in your condition and enjoy working with our patients to achieve the best outcomes to help them return to normal function and a healthier lifestyle as quickly as possible.