Submitted By Mark Ritter M.D.
01.01.2008

An excerpt of an article as it appeared in High School Sports the Magazine

Each year, millions of people injure the cartilage in their knees, shoulder and other joints. Whatever the cause, the result is the same: pain that makes it difficult or impossible for you to lead the active lifestyle you wish to enjoy. Unfortunately, these injuries happen to people considered too young to undergo artificial joint replacement surgery. Many people have been living with joint pain for years. Some cannot remember a time when their knee didn’t throb or swell with every step, flight of stairs or short jog. Fortunately, there are new treatment options – many of them available only in the last five years.

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