Knees

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 72 years old and need a knee replacement. Is this safe at my age? Will I be able to do the same activities after I've recovered from surgery? ANSWER: If you're otherwise in good health, knee replacement surgery can be a reasonable...

In August 2001, Dick Butkus was approached with a deal. If he would record a radio advertisement, he would be given an EBCT heart scan. The scan normally would have cost about $15,000 and insurance didn't cover it. "What the hell," Butkus said. "I hadn'...

Philadelphia 76ers center Andrew Bynum is still feeling pain in his left knee, according to an Associated Press report. The Lakers made the blockbuster trade over the off-season to acquire Dwight Howard in exchange for arguably the league's second-...

Avera St. Luke's will offer “Joint Ventures,” a free arthritis, hip and knee pain seminar, from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Education Center, 709 Sixth Ave. S.E.  Participants will learn about treatments, medications, nutrition and...

Acupuncture may be ancient — estimates range between 3-4,000 years old — but it is not an ancient Chinese secret. It's used all over the world by acupuncture practitioners as well as medical doctors. We spoke with two experts to learn more....

As I begin this column, it is Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 22. I have been alive 20,873 days, if my math is correct, and I hope to add to the tally. But the knees I was born with will not be joining me for the rest of the trip. The clock ticks. The surgeon...

Couldn’t you imagine if the Magic hadn’t traded Dwight Howard to the Lakers? L.A. likely would have been stuck with the bad knees of Andrew Bynum, who has yet to play this season for the Philadelphia 76ers. And couldn’t you imagine...

Dr. Nathan Wei will host a brown-bag lunch talk on knee pain from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at Arthritis Treatment Center, 71 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick. Wei will discuss the ins and outs of knee pain, including easy ways to relieve...

Wearing a black pencil skirt revealing a 10-inch scar that goes through her knee Lorri Winter walks across the room with swagger showing what she playfully calls her "America's Next Top Model" walk. Three months following knee replacement surgery swagger...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I developed a Baker's cyst on the back of my knee several months ago. My doctor drained the fluid from it, but now it's back. What could be causing this? What is the best way to permanently get rid of a Baker's cyst? ANSWER: In many...

Holiday meal planning November is National Diabetes Month. The Diabetes and Endocrinology Center at Baltimore Washington Medical Center will offer a program on how to prepare healthy meals during the holidays. Participants will learn how to make...

Caregivers and seniors Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland has recently received an 18-month, $500,000 challenge grant from the Maryland Home and Community Care Foundation and additional funding from the Howard County Department of Citizen...