Dear Patients,
Knee pain is a very common problem with various causes. For example, Arthritis is a very common cause of knee pain and can easily confirmed by X-Rays.
There are various treatments available for you, including but not limited to:
- physical therapy
- pain control (with Tylenol and/or NSAID’s)
- corticosteroid injections
- viscous injections
- and even knee replacement.
I have provided a link to the Mayo Clinic’s website with a short synopsis on knee pain for you to gain a deeper understanding of what symptoms to be aware of.
Click here to read the article in full.
If you have persistent knee pain that affects your quality of life, I encourage you to contact my office and come see us so I can appropriately address it.
Be well!
Sincerely,
Dr. Guy
“A Care Beyond”
MD, Board-Certified Internist, Concierge Medicine Physician
Dr. Guy Delorefice has been practicing in Sonoma County since 1999 as a board-certified internist. He earned a degree in Biology from St. Mary’s College of California, then completed his medical degree at Creighton University. While at Creighton, he launched medical clinics in third-world countries and became fluent in Spanish. His internship and internal medicine residency were completed at Providence St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. After finishing his training, he relocated to Sonoma County to be closer to home and family. Dr. Guy has built a reputation for exceptional patient care and has been voted by peers as a top physician in his specialty in consecutive years.
Outside medicine, he is deeply family-oriented — married to Rebecca, father to Lani and Capri, with a black lab named Hank. He’s passionate about the outdoors and spends time mountain biking, road biking, abalone diving, fishing, hunting, and skiing. He’s often seen biking around Sonoma with his family.