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Chondromalacia Can Be Healed Naturally – Try Regenerative Cell Treatment!

Are you having knee pain that aggravates, especially when you jump, run, or sit for long hours? Check if you have chondromalacia then. Chondromalacia is otherwise called as runners' knee or patellofemoral pain syndrome. Physical therapy, medications, and corticosteroid injections can give temporary relief only. Even if your physician recommends surgery, don't say yes immediately by giving up the importance of quality life. Regenerative cell treatment can effectively and naturally kickstart the healing process and return you to the back the life that you desire. Before understanding how regenerative medicine can help, let us go through the causes of chondromalacia and its symptoms in detail.


What is Chondromalacia?

Chondromalacia is a condition wherein a firm structural connective tissue known as the cartilage softens, gets inflamed and deteriorates. The damage takes place in the cartilage present on the undersurface of the kneecap (also called patella). This cartilage functions as a shock absorber. An injury, overuse or other factors can cause more deterioration and breakdown of the cartilage. The pain and irritation occur when the thigh bone, also called the femur, and the knee rubs each other. This condition mainly affects the young athletes, gymnastics, horse riders, rowers, swimmers and people who cycle frequently and other sports. This condition also affects older people who are already suffering from knee arthritis.

There are different grades of this condition:

  • Grade 1 involves the softening of the tissues around the knee cap. 

  • Grade 2 shows the initial tissue erosion. 

  • Grade 3 causes the active deterioration of the tissues of the kneecap as well as thinning of the cartilage. 

  • Grade 4 is the most severe. It involves a significant deterioration of the cartilage of the knee cap.


CAUSES OF CHONDROMALACIA:

  • The kneecap is placed over the knee joint. When the knee is bent, the kneecap glides over the knee's bones, especially the thighbone. There are ligaments, which connect two bones or cartilages together and tendons that connect the muscle to the bone. Whenever there is a failure of any of these components to function properly, the kneecap rubs against the bone. The rubbing can cause the softening and the deterioration of the kneecap (patella), causing runner's knee.

  • Congenital conditions that lead to alignment problems.

  • Weak hamstrings. Hamstrings are the muscles present in the front and back of the thighs. Weak quadriceps muscles also lead to this condition.

  • A direct blow to the knee or trauma.

  • Muscle imbalance of the thighs.

  • Continuous stress to the knee.

 

RISK FACTORS:

  • Younger adults may suffer comparatively

  • Females are more prone to suffer from runner's knee than males

  • People who have flat feet put more stress on the knee cap

  • A past injury like dislocation

  • Strenuous activities and exercise

  • Arthritis

  • Knee surgery

 

 

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF RUNNERS' KNEE:

  • Knee ache that aggravates due to squatting, kneeling, sitting for long hours, and walking up the stairs.

  • Swelling in the knees

  • Inability to bend knees

  • The feeling of tightness in the knee

  • Tenderness in the kneecap

  • Cracking or grinding sensations while moving the knee

 

 

TREATMENT OF CHONDROMALACIA:

  • The primary goal of the treatment is to reduce the pressure exerted on the knee cap. Rest, application of ice on the affected joint, compression, and elevation will be the first line of treatment.

  • The doctor may prescribe NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) to reduce inflammation in the knee cap. But their long-term usage may cause several complications like gastrointestinal bleeding, kidney damage, and gastric ulcers.

  • Physical therapy focuses on increasing the strength of the muscles, which will prevent misalignment of the knee.

  • Limiting activities such as swimming, running and cycling is advised.

  • Corticosteroid injections may provide relief from pain and discomfort. But they also have side effects like skin degeneration at the knee region and infection.

If these conventional non-surgical interventions fail in providing permanent relief, your physician may recommend surgery. But many patients continue to experience post-surgical complications like numbness, tenderness, or restricted range of motion. The post-surgical recovery is also painful, with an extended rehabilitation period.


Regenerative Cell Treatment for Chondromalacia

Regenerative cell treatment may be the right alternative to knee surgery. Regenerative medicine treats the underlying cause and not just the symptoms. It repairs the injured area restoring the tissues and gives permanent relief from the symptoms. This non-surgical procedure is minimally invasive with comparatively much shorter recovery period than surgery. You will be conscious throughout this procedure also as no anaesthesia is required. This natural therapy is safe as it uses your own cells. So, there is no risk of rejection or disease transmission.


For more information about the regenerative cell treatment for chondromalacia, please feel free to refer to the website http://www.medicastemcells.com. Medica Stem Cells uses platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, prolotherapy and mesenchymal cell therapy combined with physiotherapy and nutritional advice treat chondromalacia. Contact Medica Stem Cells clinic in Ireland at 01 298 8000 or in London on 020 8 168 2000, to learn more.
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