5 Exercises to Avoid With a Torn Meniscus
A torn meniscus can cause pain, swelling, and instability. While exercise and physical therapy are important, some activities worsen the injury or delay healing.
How To Know When You Should Have a Torn Meniscus Surgically Repaired
Torn meniscus? Surgery isn’t always needed. Learn how your symptoms, tear, age, and activity determine if conservative treatment is right for you.
Understanding Patellofemoral Instability & Cartilage Lesions
Recently, Dr. Andreas Gomoll (my husband) and I joined the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast to discuss the patellofemoral instability and cartilage lesions.
Exercise, Pain, & the Meaning of Creaky Knees
Patients often come in to see me, complaining that they have creaky knees and they can’t exercise without pain. This article in the lay press discusses this common issue.
Podcast: Patellofemoral Instability & Cartilage Lesions
In this episode of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Sabrina Strickland and Dr. Andreas Gomoll to discuss the patellofemoral joint in detail, with considerations to instability, cartilage defects, and more.
Evaluating Patellar Dislocation via the Femoral Anteversion Angle
In this study in the Journal KSSTA, Chen et al evaluated CT scans of patients with and without patellar instability, finding a tie to femoral anteversion angle.
Hopping Backward as an Indication of Recovery from ACL reconstruction
This study found that assessing how well patients are able to hop backward may be a better way of evaluating patients’ strength as they recover from ACL surgery.
Knee Pain Keeping You Up at Night?
Patients often come to the office when their knee pain starts to affect their sleep. Why does knee pain often get worse at night and what is causing it?