Cure Knee Pain

Considering a knee replacement for cure of knee pain should not be considered till an inflammation reduction therapy has been tried out completely. Reducing the inflammation in the affected knees with systemic enzymes will work to reduce the pain so that the person can move on to other therapy that will lead to cure of the osteoarthritis knee.

Oxinium Knee Replacement For Young Patients With Osteoarthritis

Total knee replacement is generally performed in older patients with osteoarthritis. For the first time in India, a new prosthesis for young patients with osteoarthritis will be introduced. This prosthesis made of a wonder material called Zirconium, a ceramic coated metal ensures longer survival of the prosthesis after implantation. The introduction of this prosthesis will hopefully encourage more number of young and middle aged Indians and Westerners to undergo knee replacement in India.

Advantages of Zirconium

1) The significant advantage of Zirconium knee implants is that it is considerably harder. On testing it lasts 85 times longer in tests that simulate the stresses inside the actual knee. Additional advantages are scratch resistance.

2) When it is wet, ceramic can glide smoothly along plastic, making for smoother motion than with metal-on-plastic. As a result, the Oxinium total knee replacement will not generate the quantity of plastic wear debris that cobalt chrome will, and the implants should last considerably longer. Zirconium is one of the six most biocompatible elements know to man. So, your immune system will more easily tolerate your new implant.

3) Lastly, patients who are allergic to nickel, the metal most often used in the current implants, cannot currently receive total knee replacements. The ceramic implant, however, can be implanted safely in patients with nickel allergies, since it uses a zirconium alloy with no nickel. Implants made of Oxinium have been implanted in larger number of patients in the UK Australia and the US with great success.

Who would benefit most from an Oxinium (zirconium) total knee replacement?

Three types of patient have been identified as the "best" candidates for an Oxinium total knee replacement.

"Younger" patients: Because Oxinium knee implants offer significantly less wear compared to cobalt chrome implants, they are expected to last considerably longer. In the past, orthopedic surgeons have advised patients less than 65 years of age to wait to have knee replacement surgery because the life span of the cobalt chrome knee implants is only 10-15 years. Now, surgeons have a viable option for a younger patient who previously would not be a candidate for a total knee replacement because the Oxinium knee implants should last much longer. Therefore, a patient under the age of 65 who has advanced arthritis of the knee no longer has to suffer for years until he reaches an appropriate age for total knee replacement surgery.

"Active" patients: Patients, who desire to return to an active lifestyle, including sports, dancing, gardening, or other strenuous activities, may also benefit from an Oxinium knee replacement. As a result of their high activity level, this patient population will put more "wear and tear" on their knee replacement, which can cause the implants to wear more quickly. An Oxinium knee is better able to tolerate this high activity level and last longer that the traditional cobalt chrome knee. Metal allergy patients: Because Oxinium is one of the most biocompatible materials known to man, it is the only choice for patients who exhibit metal allergies. Patients who have needed total knee replacement surgery, but could not tolerate the cobalt chrome implants due to their nickel content, can now have the surgery they need to return to an active lifestyle without the fear of an allergic reaction.

The first patient will be a middle aged Housewife with osteoarthritis. Whereas normal knee prostheses cost about 80,000 rupees, this new prosthesis may cost about 1. 25 lakhs, but it is comparable to the best in its category. The higher cost will be offset by the longer survivorship of the implant. A Total knee package is available for Indians and foreigners with normal and long life prostheses at affordable costs.

Author: Alampallam Venkatachalam

Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam, MS, DNB, FRCS (UK), MCh. (Liverpool) has worked with leading Knee surgeons in the UK, Belgium and Dubai earlier. He is affiliated to the Chettinad health city hospital in Chennai. Recovery from surgery is no longer a painful ordeal as expert anesthetists provide effective anesthesia and pain relief to inpatients. The intensive care unit is monitored by alert physicians round the clock and multi specialty referrals are readily available. There are well qualified physiotherapists to help you recover quickly from surgery.

Our track record

We have had the pleasure of treating patients from the USA, UK, Bangladesh recently and these numbers are increasing. Knee replacements are performed using the most modern techniques and prostheses. Amongst others the following procedures are routinely performed.

Knee Total knee replacement- normal and high flexion Unicondylar knee replacement Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction Cartilage surgery Osteotomy for osteo arthritis and knee cap problem Fracture http://www.kneeindia.com

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Attempting to cure knee pain without addressing the inflammation may prolong the person’s agaony. Treating the inflammation with systemic enzymes is the best way to ensure a redcution in the osteoarthritis knee pain.

EFT – Osteoarthritis Knee Pain Uncovers Unresolved Grief

Stella (not her real name) came to see me in September 2008 because she had osteoarthritis in her right knee, swelling due to a Baker’s cyst (a benign swelling found behind the knee joint); and she had quite a bit of pain. Her family doctor told her all that the only thing that could be done was to take analgesics for the pain, and ice on the knee. She could also have a steroid shot in the knee.

Stella was taking the analgesics, and her stomach was feeling terrible. She wanted to know if she could get relief with EFT. I told her we could work on the emotional components of her pain and arthritis and that it might or might not be a one minute miracle. We’ve been having sessions once a week since mid September 2008 (we’re in mid-November), her pain was at a 9 and her leg was quite swollen from the knee down to her ankle when we started.
Some of the phrases we have tapped on include:

Even if I have this burning pain in my right knee
Even if I was dismayed to hear I had develop osteoarthritis
Even if I have osteoarthritis
Even if the doctor smiled as she gave me the diagnosis
Even if the doctor told me this will never be cured
Even if the doctor doesn’t want to be bothered by my symptoms
Even if my knee is sore when I wake up in the morning
Even if I can’t sit crossed legged anymore

We were not getting much relief, when she mentioned that when she called her mother, to share what the doctor had said, her mother was ecstatic!

Even if my mother was happy that I developed osteoarthritis
Even if I can hear the glee in her voice
Even if I’m scared I’m going to end up as crippled by arthritis as she is
Even if I swore I wouldn’t be like her, and now I have her disease

We also tapped on her "worst" mother memory. At the end of the session, Stella’s pain had gone down to a 6, and her leg was still swollen.

By now, I was intrigued on why we were making so little progress. The next session, I invited Stella to close her eyes and imagine she was going inside her knee. She drank an "invisible shrinking potion" (she’s a Harry Potter fan) and went into the knee accompanied by Professor Dumbledore as backup support. She described the inside of her knee as a cavern that was very red, with a pipe that was tied up in a knot and leaking some liquid goo that was just lying there.

Even if the cavern looks very red.
Even if the pipe is tied up in a knot
Even if the pipe is dripping liquid goo
Even if this liquid goo is just lying there

Then I asked what emotion she felt as she looked around. She said she felt she was choking, and there was sadness.

We tapped for the choking and the sadness, and what came up was a memory of her dad saying goodbye to her and telling her that he and her mom were getting a divorce, and she had never cried and kept it all in. Stella had been 7 at the time, she didn’t have anyone to talk to and felt she had to be brave.

We tapped on:
Even if Daddy is saying goodbye, I was such a good girl.
Even if I was so sad, and confused and lonely
Even if I didn’t want Daddy to leave
Even if Daddy looks so sad
He’s holding his hat in his hands
Even if I was brave, I now choose to express my sadness.
Even if I was choked up, I can now express how I feel

Stella was connecting for the first time to all the feelings she had buried about the experience, and expressing them as we did round after round.

Even if I am so incredibly sad
Even if I feel so hurt
Even if I feel so lonely
Even if I feel that I did something to cause this

After this session, the pain went down to 0, and the swelling was reduced by 80%. Also, she said that the inside of her knee now looked pink and shiny. There was a lot less goo on the floor, and the pipe looked straight and normal.

We have continued working on that event, and included her relationship with her mother during her parents divorce. Stella can now go up and down the stairs without pain, and she can sit cross legged for short periods. She still has some swelling on her knee; the Baker’s cyst has not completely disappeared, there has been a huge improvement and we’re still tapping!

As of January, 2009, her swelling and pain have completely disappeared. She can kneel once more and sit cross-legged! She has been tapping every day and doing sessions once a week!

Author: Patzia Gonzalez

Ptzia Gonzalez-Baz, B. Sc. Clinical Member, OSP; D-CEP; EFT-Adv; has a Psychotherapy practice in Newmarket, ON and facilitates EFT and TAT sessions in person and on teleconferences.

Patzia specializes in empowering individuals by helping them release their blocks and inhibitions, followed by facilitating positive belief patterns, that allows the individual to step into their own power and bring back their sense of aliveness. Patzia also integrates spiritual awareness and healing, along with many other approaches in her practice, matching the therapy to the individual needs of the client. For more information visit Ptzia’s website at: http://www.HealingHeartsCentre.com

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