Dr. Joshua Schacter, an orthopedic surgeon with knee arthritis himself, says you can still ski, jog, and hike. Strong muscles around the joint and cardiovascular fitness help preserve function. He recommends strengthening exercises, biologic therapies like PRP, and avoiding steroid injections.
Over 15,000 joint operations.
Yes — left-knee arthritis from an ACL injury he sustained in college.
Can I still go skiing, jogging or hiking even though I have knee arthritis? Absolutely. You can. Look, being strong and maintaining your fitness, particularly with cardiovascular exercise, helps you live longer. Keeping your bones strong and the muscles around an arthritic joint strong will help preserve that joints function for a longer period of time. My name is Dr. Joshua Schachter and I'm a board certified orthopedic surgeon and I've done over 15,000 joint operations in my career. And let me tell you, with my own experience with my left knee, I have lived this problem. I have some left knee arthritis from an ACL injury I had in college. And let me tell you, joint pain is no fun. But there are ways to manage your pain. One, we can keep the muscles around that joint strong so that they support the joint and help prevent its degeneration. Two, we can treat your joint with cutting edge therapies like PRP and stem cell therapy to help regenerate those joint tissues and make your joint healthier. Three, we need to avoid things like steroid injections which will damage your joint and shorten its lifespan. And four, we need to stay active. We need to get out there and do the things that we because it's going to help us live longer, better lives.
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