Is Surgery or Physical Therapy Better for Your Torn Knee Meniscus?
Think surgery is the only option for a torn meniscus? Research shows PT can be just as effective, relieving pain, restoring mobility, and strengthening the knee. With on-demand PT, expert care at home leads to faster healing and better outcomes.
Research shows that surgery isn’t always necessary for a torn meniscus—PT can be just as effective.
Physical therapy targets pain, restores mobility, and strengthens the knee to prevent future injuries.
On-demand PT provides personalized care at home, improving recovery and adherence to treatment.
Do you use step counters and calorie trackers to lose weight? Take fish oil to prevent heart disease and ginkgo biloba to preserve your memory? Are you considering surgery to fix your torn knee meniscus?
According to researchers, it’s time to rethink these and hundreds of other traditional medical practices. A review of more than 3,000 studies published in leading journals found that more than 10 percent of them contradicted conventional wisdom.
“You come away with a sense of humility,” Dr. Vinay Prasad of Oregon Health and Sciences University, who came up with the study, told The New York Times. “Very smart and well-intentioned people came to practice these things for many, many years. But they were wrong.”
Do you use step counters and calorie trackers to lose weight? Take fish oil to prevent heart disease and ginkgo biloba to preserve your memory? Are you considering surgery to fix your torn knee meniscus?
According to researchers, it’s time to rethink these and hundreds of other traditional medical practices. A review of more than 3,000 studies published in leading journals found that more than 10 percent of them contradicted conventional wisdom.
“You come away with a sense of humility,” Dr. Vinay Prasad of Oregon Health and Sciences University, who came up with the study, told The New York Times. “Very smart and well-intentioned people came to practice these things for many, many years. But they were wrong.”
Do you use step counters and calorie trackers to lose weight? Take fish oil to prevent heart disease and ginkgo biloba to preserve your memory? Are you considering surgery to fix your torn knee meniscus?
According to researchers, it’s time to rethink these and hundreds of other traditional medical practices. A review of more than 3,000 studies published in leading journals found that more than 10 percent of them contradicted conventional wisdom.
“You come away with a sense of humility,” Dr. Vinay Prasad of Oregon Health and Sciences University, who came up with the study, told The New York Times. “Very smart and well-intentioned people came to practice these things for many, many years. But they were wrong.”
Do you use step counters and calorie trackers to lose weight? Take fish oil to prevent heart disease and ginkgo biloba to preserve your memory? Are you considering surgery to fix your torn knee meniscus?
According to researchers, it’s time to rethink these and hundreds of other traditional medical practices. A review of more than 3,000 studies published in leading journals found that more than 10 percent of them contradicted conventional wisdom.
“You come away with a sense of humility,” Dr. Vinay Prasad of Oregon Health and Sciences University, who came up with the study, told The New York Times. “Very smart and well-intentioned people came to practice these things for many, many years. But they were wrong.”
Do you use step counters and calorie trackers to lose weight? Take fish oil to prevent heart disease and ginkgo biloba to preserve your memory? Are you considering surgery to fix your torn knee meniscus?
According to researchers, it’s time to rethink these and hundreds of other traditional medical practices. A review of more than 3,000 studies published in leading journals found that more than 10 percent of them contradicted conventional wisdom.
“You come away with a sense of humility,” Dr. Vinay Prasad of Oregon Health and Sciences University, who came up with the study, told The New York Times. “Very smart and well-intentioned people came to practice these things for many, many years. But they were wrong.”
Do you use step counters and calorie trackers to lose weight? Take fish oil to prevent heart disease and ginkgo biloba to preserve your memory? Are you considering surgery to fix your torn knee meniscus?
According to researchers, it’s time to rethink these and hundreds of other traditional medical practices. A review of more than 3,000 studies published in leading journals found that more than 10 percent of them contradicted conventional wisdom.
“You come away with a sense of humility,” Dr. Vinay Prasad of Oregon Health and Sciences University, who came up with the study, told The New York Times. “Very smart and well-intentioned people came to practice these things for many, many years. But they were wrong.”
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