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Hundreds of thousands of people have surgery on their knees.
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Many of these people might be wasting their time and money.
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Some knee surgery can make knee problems worse rather than better.
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They found that surgery on tears in the knee cartilage rarely worked.
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Patients who have this procedure have more pain.
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Doctors have discovered a new method to treat chronic knee pain.
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Her method involves reducing the flow of blood to pain causing areas.
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Less blood in those areas reduces swelling and pain.
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She also believes it means people can avoid knee surgery.
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Her method could provide years of relief by reducing pain inside the knee joint.
See the knee surgery lesson for the whole text.
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