A 55-year-old man came to my clinic with gradually developing pain in his right knee. The pain was mainly on the inside, increased with activity, and was by then also present at rest. He had undergone physiotherapy, used pain medication, and did everything that was recommended according to the guidelines, but without lasting effect. What…
Een 55-jarige man kwam op mijn spreekuur met geleidelijk ontstane pijn aan zijn rechterknie. De pijn zat vooral aan de binnenzijde, nam toe bij belasting en was inmiddels ook in rust aanwezig. Hij had fysiotherapie gevolgd, gebruikte pijnstillers en deed alles wat volgens de richtlijnen werd geadviseerd, maar zonder blijvend effect. Wat ook opviel: hij…
The NJOAD is back. Date: Location: Hidden in a corner of the internet. We are still here: NJOAD. After a long break, we are back and have decided to move to this particular corner of the internet. The New Journal of Academical Diarrhea Where good intentions go to be published. Welcome to the beating heart,…
We often think that joint pain, high blood pressure, worn knees or aching shoulders are simply part of getting older. But sometimes a single life tells the whole story so clearly that it becomes impossible to ignore. Sugar Roasted Grandpa’s Knees is exactly that kind of story. It is about a grandfather who, like so…
Over the years, after thousands of clinic visits, I began to notice something striking. Whether a patient came in with knee osteoarthritis, shoulder pain, back problems, a worn-out hip or a planned surgery, I kept telling the same story again and again. Not because my work lacked variety, and not because patients were all the…