I have been a patient of Dr. Brown’s since 2006. I have a condition called Osteo-Chrondral defect with chondrolamacia in both of my knees.

I went once a week for three weeks each time to get injections in each knee joint. The injections were called synvisc. It can be a painful injection if your joint space is small like mine but it's totally worth it!

I did not need to have surgery. I am a pretty active person in team sports, water sports & snow skiing. When I would bend my knees during sports or go running or skiing of any kind it felt like there was no padding between my bone and my knee cap. If I went jogging it would hurt for days. It got to the point that going up and down stairs even was painful. I needed to do something about it and I didn't want to do any kind of surgery yet.

I have had the injections done and I have felt soooo much better! I don't really have the pain except for every once in a while, but I have to be doing something really strenuous to feel it.

I think Dr. Brown is the best doctor I have ever had and he really does try to do the best he can to make you feel better without jumping right into surgeries. If I have get to the point that I feel I need surgery then I will be going back to Dr. Brown to get more information about it. He is the most personable doctor I have ever had and also very knowledgeable. I think it's awesome that he will be joining the Richmond Bone & Joint Clinic and you couldn't have made a better choice!

Kristi

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