The staging system of knee arthritis is commonly used by doctors to help determine how severe your knee osteoarthritis is.

Knowing what stage you are in helps doctors recommend treatments appropriate for your specific situation.

But this system is not complete! It has many assumptions that we believe are false. This means the recommendations from doctors, based on what stage of knee arthritis your in, might NOT be good for you!

There are 2 main flaws with this:
The first is that knee cartilage does not heal and there is only degeneration over time no matter what you do. In other words, you’re doomed if you start having knee arthritis :-(

The second flaw is that you cannot function without some loss of cartilage and that knee replacement surgery is necessary. We know this to be wrong because we’ve helped so many people over the years avoid surgery even though they have “bone-on-bone” knee arthritis.

At the end of this video, Dr. David discusses an alternative system that is more focused on the possibility of healing knee arthritis so that you can get back to being active, healthy, and mobile again.

🦵Learn more about the “Knee Arthritis Recovery Program” Dr. David mentions in this video:
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🎥 Here’s a link to our knee arthritis video playlist so you can find more specific help in fixing the long-term problem.
“Knee Arthritis Pain Help” https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJVIPiFvv1maa9YF-WmKLF7oI4VoczH8i

00:00 How To Clearly Tell Where You Are In The 4 Stages Of Knee Arthritis
01:08 Stage 0 - Pre Knee Osteoarthritis
02:12 Stage 1 - Minor Knee Osteoarthritis
04:42 Stage 2 - Mild Knee Osteoarthritis
12:04 Stage 3 - Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis
16:07 Stage 4 - Severe Knee Osteoarthritis
19:16 Flaws of the staging system

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