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Old Guy Fixes Knee Pain and Starts Running Again

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Show Notes

Doctors will often tell you that knee pain is inevitable as you age. They’ll tell you that there’s nothing you can do to relieve knee pain besides rest and wait until your knees hurt so much that you need a knee replacement. These stories will give you hope for your knee pain.

HELPFUL LINKS

YT VIDEO: https://youtu.be/b5sY3NSW7Jo Asymptomatic Knee Meniscus Tear Prevalence: https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00256-020-03394-z Knee meniscus surgery vs. FAKE Knee surgery: https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fannrheumdis-2017-211172 Video where original comments came from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElPfjmgt4Bg Why Your Knees Hurt As you Age: https://youtu.be/dy5l1CtvN-s

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