Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

A Local Hero's Journey to Knee Wellness (Part 2)

3 Sept 2024 · 0 min

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A short conversational interview (recorded Sept 3, 2024) between Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter and a patient discussing attitudes toward health spending, the patient’s knee pain, and experiences with bone marrow procedures. The patient reports being in significant pain, initial nervousness about bone marrow extraction and injections, but ultimately found the procedure and the staff more comfortable than expected. The clip emphasizes that societal norms may downplay investing in joint health and highlights pain management and procedural reassurance.

It didn't take a lot of convincing. Once I sat down and listened to what you had to say, it all made a lot of sense. Our society has.
Convinced us that our health is secondary. Yeah. And money that's invested in our joint is somehow not worth it. But. But that's not been your experience.
No. And I was in enough pain that it certainly helped me make that decision easy. It didn't take a lot of convincing. Once I sat down and listened to what you had to say, it all made a lot of sense.
We just talked about the bone marrow. And you were nervous about that. We went over a little bit of that. But did you have any other concerns?
Certainly if it was going to work for me, for sure. The pain involved. I'd heard that the extraction was painful. Sounded painful. And then the injections. No. I mean, the staff was really great. They talked you through it. It didn't hurt like I thought it was going to.