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A7: Hello Dr Marsha,
I am a holistic dentist, in Australia and you might be surprised that I am responding to you.
I can personally identify with some of the problems your patient is experiencing, as I also had a sports injury 40 years ago, which resulted in the removal of a medial cartilage in my left knee. The joint was also unstable, because most of my joints are hyper-mobile and I was unable to pursue many sports activities afterwards, apart from swimming.
Over the years, I have lived with chronic pain in the knee, as the bone cartilage wore down, and left the long bones ,grinding bone on bone. It was suggested that I consider a knee replacement , about 15 years ago. I did not wish to โ€go thereโ€. As a result of trying to protect my knee, I began putting more weight on the opposite hip, which began to get painful as well, especially the gluteal muscles, and I started to develop a sort of waddle , as many elderly people do . I had numerous therapies to relieve the pain, none of which had any lasting effect.
In the last 2 years, while continuing training in specialized areas of dentistry , with a special focus on the TMJ disorders, I discovered that certain types of malocclusions [ the bite, or the way teeth meet] can predispose one, to postural problems, which affect hips, and knees and feet, as well as the cranial bones. So, I began to have treatment, to change my bite, 1 year ago, and also had orthotics placed in my shoes. So, my posture was straightened up, from both ends. I am happy to report, that I no longer have pain in my knee, can walk normally, and my posture is straight. My hip pain has also gone. I am in my 60โ€s.
There are dentists in your country, who understand this. In fact, I trained with a Dr Steve Olmos, who lives in San Diego, California. He can give you contact names of a suitable dentist, for your patient. It is worth a try, and it certainly worked for me.
Dr Inta Rudajs [ cereus]
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