What Science Actually Says About Knee Pain And Diet

In this video, we explore the crucial link between diet, nutrition, weight, and arthritis, emphasizing the role of metabolic health and systemic inflammation. Metabolic syndrome, characterized by factors like high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, and obesity, significantly accelerates osteoarthritis progression. Excess weight puts mechanical stress on joints and causes chronic inflammation, exacerbating arthritis symptoms. Weight loss, through lifestyle changes or medical interventions, reduces joint stress and inflammation, improving arthritis outcomes. An anti-inflammatory diet rich in fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and healthy fats, while avoiding processed and sugary foods, is essential for managing arthritis effectively.

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Jeffrey Peng MD is a nonoperative orthopedist and sports medicine specialist. He focuses on maximizing non-surgical treatments for sports injuries and orthopedic conditions. He specializes in using orthobiologics and ultrasound guided minimally invasive techniques to treat osteoarthritis, tendinopathies, and musculoskeletal disorders.

Dr. Peng is board certified in sports medicine and family medicine. He completed residency with the Stanford family medicine residency program and completed his sports medicine training with the Stanford primary care sports medicine fellowship in San Jose. He is an active faculty member for both programs and is excited about training the next generation of physicians.

Dr. Peng’s sports medicine clinic is located in Campbell, California.

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I had grade 3 and even a bit of grade 4 osteoarthritis in both knees, could barely hobble around the house. With PRP injections (following ALL your PRP recommendations, high dose, no NSAIDs use before or after, etc.) and all the supplements you recommend, over the past year had made about a 90% Omega 3 fish and flex seed oils double dosing those maybe 6 weeks ago.... I SWEAR those oils have helped me go to now a 98-99% recovery playing high level competitive singles tennis with not only no pain but even zero recognition I EVER had any knee problems. MIRACULIOUS recovery overall. Dr. Peng saved my tennis career!

[nurfirmanbudinugroho]

I have had meniscus repair surgery. Sometimes I worry about its success. if it works, of course that's good. But if it doesn't work, can I use physiotherapy methods to avoid the next surgery which is most likely a manicectomy? Is it too late?

[axisludi]

in the most cases the metabolic syndrome can be fully corrected via nutrition changes like low carbs diets and different types of fasting. no need for the meds you're mentioning. medication has massive side effects and doesn't change metabolic syndrome, it's just addressing part of the symptoms, but the problem is still there.

[NK_]

Do you know anything about ligament tear like mpfl tear? And if it heals on its own?

[Zekeratt]

My late Father was not obese yet the pain it caused his knees was severe.

[CatherineOdwe-feex]

Hi doc, I will always say thank u so much.😂😂😂

[minases]

If you’re overweight(bmi) from muscle and not from fat, then will this be true?