Knee & Hip Replacement: The Safer Cutting Edge
In his new medical blog, www.kneehippain.com, Dr. Ronald P. Grelsamer, New York knee and hip authority, explores how "in the hands of a prudent physician, surgery supersedes the need for the long-term use of controversial anti-inflammatory medications."
(PRWEB) December 27, 2004 -- In his new Medical Blog, www.kneehippain.com, Dr.
Ronald P. Grelsamer, Author and New York Knee and Hip Expert, adds a surgeon’s
perspective to the latest disturbing NSAID warnings:
Surgery Versus
“Conservative” Treatments
“Some people believe that non-operative
options are safe and that surgery is the ‘aggressive,’ riskier option,” says
Grelsamer. In the hands of a prudent surgeon, however, surgery is always the
conservative choice! - and the current anti-inflammatory (NSAID) controversy
brings the issue to the fore.
“By taking anti-inflammatory medication
such as Celebrex, Naproxen, Ibuprofen, or Diclofenac for knee arthritis, a
patient manages to live with the pain. Without the NSAID, however, he or she
might experience extreme discomfort. With a knee replacement, the arthritis is
gone forever and so is the need for chronic reliance on an NSAID.
“In
the past, doctors could monitor a NSAID patient’s kidneys, liver and bone marrow
with a simple set of blood tests. But there is no test for ‘increased risk of
heart attack and stroke!’ Unfortunately, many knee and hip pain sufferers are
unaware of the dangers of the prolonged use of anti-inflammatory medicines – and
why? Quite often, it is because they have not been educated by their medical
advisors.
With the numbers of bone and joint disorders rising, over
600,000 people undergo hip and knee replacements each year. “It is more
important than ever that patients suffering with arthritis or hip and knee pain
learn all the facts before beginning a course of prescribed or over-the-counter
anti-inflammatory medications. In many cases, the 'conservative' choice is
surgery.”
Grelsamer’s most recent books “What Your Doctor May Not Tell
You About Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery” (Warner, 2004), “What Your Doctor
May Not Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery” (Warner, 2002), and “The
Columbia-Presbyterian Osteoarthritis Handbook” (with Suzanne Loebl, Macmillan,
1996) offer the Facts to Determine if Surgery is Right For You!
•The
accuracy of the knee MRI is one of the greatest myths of our time. In the hands
of the wrong Orthopedist, the MRI becomes a lisence to operate!
•At this
time, one is at greater risk of being misdiagnosed with a torn cartilage than
any other time in history.
•X-Rays, costing 1/10 of an MRI, can diagnose
arthritis better than MRIS.
•Why are millions of people Recieving Unnecessary
knee and hip surgery?
•Why is the orthopedic highway littered with implants
that seemed like a good idea at the time?
•What future innovations might
replace joint replacements?
Grelsamer has been listed in Castle
Connolly's "America's Top Doctors," and in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors of
New York" for many years. A candid and highly entertaining recognized speaker,
he has shared his expertise with the public on TV and radio shows, as well as
many national magazines and newspapers, such as NBC's Today Show, ABC's
Eyewitness News, FOX TV, PLUM TV, Forbes Magazine, and USA Today. He is
currently a noted staff orthopedic specialist at the NYU Medical Center and
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute, and the chief of hip and knee
reconstruction at Maimonides Medical Center
Specialties include patella
pain, arthritis, arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, mysterious knee
pain, as well as surgical and non-surgical knee and hip treatments.
“Dr.
Ronald Grelsamer is a meticulous surgeon who takes extraordinary care of his
patients. He is a true artist – the Van Gogh of orthopedic surgery.” NYRR and
ING New York City Marathon Medical Director, DR. Lewis Maharam
Finding
reliable medical guidance can be very challenging. DR. Ronald Grelsamer is
available for in-person and telephone Interviews.
Read Dr. Grelsamer’s
medical BLOG at his new website: www.kneehippain.com
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