Non-Surgical Orthopedics
KNEE ARTHRITIS TREATMENT
Serving the greater Pima County Area including Northwest Tucson, Marana, Sahuarita and beyond.
Dedicated to Medical Excellence for Over 15 Years.
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OVERVIEW
ABOUT KNEE ARTHRITIS TREATMENT
Hardly anyone can tell you the day their knee arthritis started. What they can tell you is everything they've quietly stopped doing. The hike they used to love. Kneeling in the garden. Sitting through a whole movie without squirming.
What's happening underneath is that the cartilage padding your joint has worn thin over the years. Without that cushion, the surfaces don't glide right, and the knee gets inflamed and sore.
Here's the part that throws people. Two people can walk in with nearly identical X-rays and have completely different lives. One barely thinks about it, the other hurts all day. And the difference usually isn't the cartilage. It's muscle strength, how they move, and how much load that joint takes with every step. All things you can actually do something about.
That's the opening. At Modern Medicine of Northwest Tucson, AZ, we go after what's changeable, and a lot of knees end up feeling considerably better without ever seeing an operating room.
BOOKING APPOINTMENTS
Getting in is easy. Call our office to set up a visit, or fill out the online booking form whenever it works for you. We'll match you with the right provider and get your knee looked at soon.
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REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT
Pick a time by phone or online. We work around your week and get you in without a long wait.
DIAGNOSE
EXAM & IMAGING
We check the knee's motion and alignment, test your strength, watch how you walk, and ask what you've stopped doing because of it. Imaging comes in when it'll change the plan.
TREATMENTS
CUSTOM TREATMENT PROGRAM
We build the muscles that carry load for the joint, fix movement that grinds it down, and add bracing or an injection where they earn their place.
FOLLOW UP
WE CALL TO CHECK IN
We track how the knee responds, push the plan forward as you get stronger, and set you up to hold onto the gains.
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Testimonials for
The MODERN Approach
At MODERN, we take tremendous pride in making our customers happy above and beyond their expectations. We invite you to read what a few of our customers have to say about their MODERN experience.
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Orthopedic Experts
Office was very welcoming from the moment you walked into the office, Marissa and Kelsey were there to greet me. They know all of their patients and treat them like family. Dr. Dault was AMAZING. SHE listened and really searched to find the answers to my pain. Eric was very thorough when doing my ultrasound to diagnose my issue. Their recommendations helped me and in the end my pain decreased! Thank you to the entire team!
Sue Moring
Mesa, AZ Resident
I was in a pretty dark place before starting at the Chandler location. My low back pain was completely debilitating and affecting the quality of my life for many years. I saw Phil once a week for 6 weeks and feel stronger and more confident than I have in many, many years. Phil explained the results of my MRI in great detail and answered my questions (as trivial as they might have been) with respect and understanding... I have been to many physical therapists before and the results I got here were the best. I highly recommend the Chandler location and will go back again if I ever need to!
Richard Cotela
Phoenix, AZ Resident
Where do I start with the praise for this Team of miracle workers... I had suffered from chronic lower back pain for the last 8 years due to 32 years of golf and upper back pain due to 13 years of sitting at a desk. I utilized a chiropractor for the past 7 years but the pain ALWAYS came back and I NEVER got better. One visit with Dr. Josh and two X-rays showed the problem was stemming from my foot and a collapsing arch—which my previous chiropractor NEVER took the time to explore and diagnose.
Cory Krebs
Mesa High Football Coach
What Are You Experiencing?
You may not know specifically what type of treatment you would require. What you do know is that you hurt, and right now that’s really what is most important. To better know how to serve you, please take a few minutes to fill out this brief form describing the discomfort or pain you are experiencing. With a clearer idea, we will contact you to discuss what may be occurring and how we may be able to assist.
LOW HIGH
SEVERE PAIN
If you are experiencing severe pain that is not intolerable, don’t wait. Call 911 or proceed directly to your nearby hospital. When the emergency is treated, we will then be prepared to work together to assist you in gaining longer-term relief.
MODERATE PAIN / DISCOMFORT
Maybe your pain isn’t keeping you back, but it is making daily living a bit harder than it has to be. If it’s sharp, annoying, or keeps coming back, let us know what you’re dealing with. We can start together to investigate why it’s happening and how we can make it better.
MINOR PAINS & ACHES
Minor aches may not seem significant, but sometimes they are your body’s way of telling you it needs a helping hand. The stiffness, soreness, or occasional pains are great things to bring to our attention. Let us know what you’ve been experiencing, and we’ll point you in the direction of care that prevents small issues from turning into large ones.
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Answering Your Questions
If the cartilage is gone, what good does exercise do?
Exercise won't grow cartilage back, nothing will. What it does is build the muscles that soak up force before it reaches the joint. Strong quads and hips pull a real chunk of load off those worn surfaces, and you feel that as less pain.
Am I going to wear it out faster by using it?
Almost certainly not, and this fear keeps too many people parked on the couch. Sitting still is what actually makes an arthritic knee worse, since the muscles fade and the joint stiffens. What you want to avoid is too much too fast, and we'll coach you through that.
Why does going down stairs hurt more than going up?
Going down loads the knee harder, because your quad is working to control your body weight against gravity. Weak quads and you'll feel every step. It's one of the clearest signs strengthening will help you.
How do I know when it's time for a replacement?
When the pain never lets up, the joint is genuinely worn out, and conservative care has hit its ceiling. That's further down the road than most people assume. Plenty of knees have years of decent function left with the right work.
Does weight make a big difference?
It does, since your knee takes several times your body weight with every step. Even a modest change lightens that load noticeably. We don't lead with it, though, because strengthening usually gets you relief faster and makes moving easier.
"Our goal is to help you solve some of your most painful life experiences."
Josh Adams
MODERN MEDICINE
CEO
Without Advanced Imaging
Your PT
WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT
CHOOSING THE MODERN WAY
What makes MODERN SPORTS MEDICINE stand apart from nearly every other practice is that our physical therapists and orthopedists rely on advanced imaging so they can actually SEE what they're working on. Everyone else is going in blind.
ADVANCED IMAGING + TREATMENT = MODERN
we TREAT you
like a 200
Million-Dollar
Athlete
so you can get back to
work or play
FASTER.
