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Chondromalacia patella
Caller: I am having some inflammation and knee pain after working out, I am 52.

Dr. Darrow: By 52 the collagen in the body has started to break down. For most collagen breakdown becomes noticeable in our 40's as we start getting wrinkles around our eyes and on our faces.

As we see in the skin on our faces, the collagen in our knees starts to go and as we continue to work out there is obviously stress on the joint.

Most knee pain that we see is called Chondromalacia patella. Malacia means break down, condro means cartilage, patella means the back of the knee bone, which is called the patella, (and there) is the thickest cartilage in the body. It starts rubbing the wrong way against the tract that it slides in and with repetitive use like running or stair climbing, things of that nature, any sport really, the repetitive use just wears out the back of that knee cap and begins the arthritis process and pain.

It is also made worse when you are sitting in a movie theater or you are in an airplane and stuck in one place for a long period of time. Often times people can have a little meniscus tear, the meniscus is a little cushion inside the knee. Prolotherapy helps grow back all of this tissue.

Before you decide on surgery, explore Prolotherapy, because of all the things Prolotherapy works on, it works fastest in the knees.

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Prolotherapy and other modalities mentioned are medical techniques that may not be considered mainstream. As with any medical procedure, results will vary among individuals, and there could be pain or substantial risks involved. These concerns should be discussed with your health care provider prior to any treatment so that you have proper informed consent and understand that there are no guarantees to healing.

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