You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of, or doesn’t know of someone, affected be osteoarthritis (OA). OA is very common, affecting 1 in 6 Canadians, and only expected to become more prevalent in the coming years. It’s seen more often with age, and tends to affect the large weight-bearing joints such as the knees and hips most commonly. Now often when someone hears the term OA, they immediately associate it with a one way ticket to a joint replacement sur

Degenerative meniscus tears are a common cause of knee pain. Often, these injuries are treated through surgery. Specifically, arthroscopic meniscectomies are performed, where the surgeon enters the knee joint and removes the damaged part of the meniscus, keeping as much of the meniscus in tact as possible. Intuitively, that makes sense. If pain is arising from a tear in the meniscus, removing that tear should remove the symptoms. But recent research is throwing that view into

Have you ever experienced “creaking”, “popping”, or “grinding” at your knees with bending, squatting, or going up/down stairs? We’re often asked in clinic about some “clicking” or “popping” heard at the knees and whether it’s normal, a sign of injury, or even a sign of degeneration. It can be quite a troubling thing if you’re unsure of what it means, and so today I wanted to take some time to try and explain what we know to date and why it might be happening. This “creaking”