Knee Restoration Program for Boca Raton, FL

Boca Raton has an unusually large population of active retirees who want to keep playing golf and tennis into their eighties, and an unusually large number of orthopedic surgeons ready to replace their knees. The Knee Restoration Program is the non-surgical alternative many of them drive twenty minutes south for: Knee-on-Trac decompression to unload the arthritic joint and Class IV laser to calm the inflammation, in an office that has run the program for years.

The evaluation is the honest part. Dr. McNamara reviews the X-ray or MRI you bring and tells you which group your knee is in: a good candidate, a maybe, or not a candidate. Boca patients from the racquet clubs and the golf communities are also given a written plan for staying on the court or course during the program rather than a rest order. Session-by-session detail, cost relative to surgery, and Medicare, below.

Pairing the program with the rest of your care. Patients who have had injections, physical therapy or arthroscopy are not excluded; the program works alongside a surgeon's care and many patients use it to bridge the years before a replacement or to recover function after one is ruled out. Bring your surgeon's notes. If a replacement is the right answer for your knee, you will be told so and the program will not be sold to you.

Footwear, the overlooked variable. Worn-out shoes, flat sandals and unsupportive golf shoes load an arthritic knee with every step. Part of every knee evaluation is a look at what you walk in most, and for many patients a Foot Levelers 3D scan and custom orthotics are added to the program. It is inexpensive relative to the rest and often the reason the result holds a year later.

Tracking progress so the program can be shortened. Pain, range of motion, stair tolerance and walking distance are recorded at the evaluation and rechecked at fixed points. Patients who respond quickly are tapered early; patients who plateau are reassessed rather than sold more sessions. The point of writing the numbers down is that the decision to continue is based on what your knee is actually doing.

Twenty minutes. From East Boca and downtown, take Federal Highway (US-1) south across the Hillsboro Canal, through Deerfield Beach and into Lighthouse Point; the office is 3320 N. Federal Highway in Lighthouse Point, between Copans Road and Sample Road. From West Boca and Boca del Mar, take Glades Road or Palmetto Park Road east to I-95, south to the Sample Road exit, then east to Federal Highway.

Does Medicare cover Knee-on-Trac?

No. Medicare covers chiropractic spinal adjustments but not knee decompression or laser therapy. The program is cash-pay, and the cost is explained in full before you begin so there are no surprises.

How is this different from cortisone or gel injections?

Injections put something into the joint to reduce inflammation or cushion it temporarily. Knee-on-Trac mechanically unloads the joint and improves nutrient exchange; laser reduces inflammation from the outside. Nothing is injected and there is no limit on how often it can be done. Many patients come to the program after injections have stopped helping.

What should I bring to the knee evaluation?

Any knee X-rays or MRI reports, a list of what you have already tried (injections, physical therapy, braces), the shoes you walk in most, and your questions. The imaging matters most; it is what lets Dr. McNamara tell you honestly whether your knee is a candidate.

Is there any downtime after a Knee-on-Trac session?

None. You walk out, drive yourself home and go about your day. Most patients feel looser immediately. Mild soreness after the first sessions is occasionally reported and passes within a day.

Does the program help bone-on-bone knees?

Rarely enough that it is usually not recommended. A joint with no remaining space and visible deformity generally needs the surgeon, and the evaluation will say so rather than sell you sessions. Knees with narrowed but present joint space, even with significant arthritis, are a different story and often do well.

How do I get to the office from Boca Raton?

Federal Highway south from East Boca is about twenty minutes; from West Boca, Glades or Palmetto Park east to I-95, south to Sample Road, then east to Federal is twenty to twenty-five. The 8:00 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday slots beat the I-95 build-up.