Do
you have knee pain?
Then,
this is a must read patient success story, with notes from one of our
therapists, Joseph R. Maccio, DPT, Dip. MDT
How
to Avoid Unnecessary Surgery
“I
suffered a sports injury, and was first told by a doctor that it will get
better over time. Nine months later, my
knee was still in pain and I couldn’t get through the day without wearing a
brace and icing at night. I went to an orthopedist who eventually performed
a surgery to clean up my knee, but 3 months later the pain was still prevalent.
I got a second opinion and this doctor sent me to physical therapy. I was
skeptical, as I had already worked on strengthening my muscles. Nothing seemed
to have helped and I simply wanted to function, to exercise and to play sports
without a brace and pain. After a completely new diagnosis, at Maccio
Physical Therapy, of referred pain from my spine and corrective movements my
pain began to go away. Within about 2 months, I was brace-free, ice-free
and able to exercise and play sports again without pain. It felt good to
finally have a reason behind the pain and to not have another surgery and to be
hopeful for my future!”
-Beth
Clinical
Commentary
This
patient is an unfortunate example of what happens when the spine is not
properly screened. We have been increasingly seeing patients who have a
surgical procedure and 6 months to a year later still have the same or worse
pain. In our 2018 study, Directional preference of the extremity: a preliminary
investigation, we found that by using a MDT assessment, almost half, (45.9%) of
patients with isolated peripheral pain, actually had pain referred from the
spine and got fully better from treatment of the spine. This finding was echoed
in a Japanese study which found 44.6% of patients with the medical diagnosis of
knee OA, with pain referred exclusively pain from the spine.
Contact
Maccio Physical Therapy, the Capital Regions only certified MDT clinic, to make
sure your knee pain isn’t referred from your spine to avoid unnecessary surgery
and treatment.
Joseph
R. Maccio DPT Dip. MDT
Maccio Physical Therapy
518-273-2121
jmaccio@macciophysicaltherapy.com
