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

Stop Managing Knee Pain, Start Healing It Now!

12 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube monologue, Dr. Joshua John‑Ram Schacter explains how many people treat chronic knee pain like a second job—spending the day constantly monitoring symptoms, timing medication, using braces, scheduling massages, and avoiding certain activities. He highlights that this constant pain‑management consumes significant mental energy and can become an unconscious controlling factor in daily life. Dr. Schacter argues that merely tolerating pain is insufficient; instead, individuals should seek a proper medical evaluation and develop a comprehensive treatment plan rather than relying on temporary workarounds.

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Some of you have accidentally taken on a second job— managing your pain. You wake up and assess how your knee feels. You plan when to take something throughout the day. You remember the brace, schedule a massage, avoid certain chairs, calculate how long you have to stand or walk. And by the end of the day, managing your pain has taken up an incredible amount of time and mental energy. And because you've gotten good at working around it, you may not even realize how much it's controlling you. Being able to tolerate pain shouldn't mean that that you should keep ignoring it. Get it properly evaluated and start looking for a plan instead of another temporary workaround.