Where can I find knee care near Mesa?

Why does my part of Mesa matter?

Mesa stretches about twenty miles from west to east. Reaching one office may mean crossing much of town. Dobson Road leads from west Mesa into Chandler without a freeway. Think about traffic and how long sitting bothers your knee.

Your starting address decides which trip is easier.

Which office serves south and west Mesa?

The Chandler office is at 1100 S. Dobson Road, Suite 210. From west Mesa, Dobson Road gives you a direct route. From central Mesa, take the US-60 west to the Dobson Road exit, then head south.

The office is outside Mesa.

Which office serves north and northeast Mesa?

The Scottsdale office is at 9220 E. Mountain View Road, Suite 210. Take the Loop 202 Red Mountain west to the Loop 101 Pima north. Exit at Shea Boulevard. Plan a stop if sitting for a long time makes the knee stiff.

Homes around Red Mountain, Falcon Field, and Las Sendas often use this trip.

What can I try before the visit?

Keep gentle motion and shorten activities that leave you much sorer for several days. A cane can help your balance and take pressure off the knee. Write down when swelling starts, what wakes you, and your usual walking distance.

Bring those notes and your medicine list.

When is a visit with a knee pain doctor Mesa useful?

Arrange a visit when soreness keeps returning, limits walking, or disturbs sleep. A primary-care doctor can review medicines and order an X-ray when needed. A surgeon can discuss an operation when the knee causes severe, lasting limits.

Choose the visit that fits your current concern.

How do I choose care from a knee specialist Mesa residents can visit?

Ask who will examine your knee and what training that person has. Find out whether the visit covers home care, surgery, or both. Ask for a plain reason for each choice and its cost.

For either nearby QC Kinetix office, call (602) 837-PAIN.

Sources

1. The 2019 ACR/Arthritis Foundation guideline makes STRONG recommendations for exercise, weight loss in people with overweight or obesity, self-efficacy and self-management programs, tai chi, cane use, tibiofemoral bracing, topical NSAIDs, oral NSAIDs and intra-articular glucocorticoid injections in knee OA; radiofrequency ablation for knee OA is only a conditional recommendation.

   Kolasinski SL, et al. — 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee.. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/art.41142.

2. OARSI 2019 designates arthritis education plus structured land-based exercise (with or without dietary weight management) as CORE treatments for knee OA; topical NSAIDs are strongly recommended (Level 1A); oral and transdermal opioids are strongly NOT recommended (Level 5).

   Bannuru RR, et al. — OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and polyarticular osteoarthritis.. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.06.011.