Re: Scar tissue attached to bone

January 7, 2003

Margaret:

I haven't had any scar problems myself, but my doctor has apparently

had success treating scar problems by physically breaking-up the scar

tissue with a needle.

He has this Case History on his website. It sounds like one of

those " too good to be true " stories, but my own story sounds like one

of those too!

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HELEN McCAHILL, a 74-year old grandmother, developed a constant,

occasionally sharp pain in her left knee, which limited her activity

and quality-of-life. She initially saw a series of orthopedists who

tried anti-inflammatory medications and steroid and procaine

injections in the joint. She still suffered. Physical therapy with

ultrasound provided no relief. On April 23, 1997, Helen was examined

by Dr. Cohen. While she did show problems with her feet and knees,

what was more striking was severely retracted and puckered skin at

the site of the appendectomy she had when she was 14 years old.

Immediately after Dr. Cohen injected her abdominal scars with

Procaine, she reported full relief of her knee pain. Today, she is

able to walk up and down stairs, even kneel in church-all without any

difficulty.

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I don't know if you can find someone near you who does this sort of

thing, but I figure it is worth a shot. It certainly beats surgery!

HTH,

Doug

> I went to see a neuromuscular therapist today for the excessive

scar

> tissue built up in my knee from the last surgery a year ago. I do

PT

> twice a week with soft tissue manipulation. He was stunned at the

> amount of scar tissue in my knee and how thick it is. In my right

> knee (last surgery 4 years ago) which is the " better knee " , he said

I

> had scar tissue attached to the bone near my kneecap. He said to

> watch my kneecap to make sure it could move ok because if it starts

> to get tied down then they would have to operate soon. He wanted me

> to call my orthopedic surgeon and ask him anyway. Has anyone else

> had scar tissue attached to bone? Thanks-Margaret

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