Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why one should think twice before getting cortisone shots ...

Doctors advised him knee replacement. He decided to undergo Holistic Corrective Programme (HCP). “After completion ... in such conditions, pain is due to chronic tendon tension, chronic muscle ...

According to experts in knee replacement ... (inflammation of tendons), bursitis (inflammation of fluid-filled sacs cushioning the joint), and IT band syndrome (pain in the outer thigh).

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis.

Where it hurts: Pain manifests around the patella (kneecap), either when active or after sitting with ... causes pain below the knee in the patellar tendon which connects the kneecap and shin.