Low-Dose Radiation for Osteoarthritis in Corbin, KY

Low dose radiation therapy for osteoarthritis works very, very well. We all know what osteoarthritis is. We've lived with it our lives. Thirty two million Americans have osteoarthritis and have to deal with it.

I've had problems with my knees and pain in my knees for probably fifteen years. As time went on, naturally they got worse.

In the past, it's all been treated with non steroidal anti inflammatories like aspirin and Motrin and what have you. Invasively, they can do joint injections and surgically they can repair the joint.

It doesn't work for everybody. Low dose radiation therapy however is an alternative. It is a non invasive, toxic treatment that works quite well. The name low dose radiation therapy implies exactly that. We use low doses of radiation. High dose radiation therapy kills cancer cells. Low dose radiation therapy will break the inflammatory cycle which causes the inflammation and swelling and it stimulates the immune modulators which help repair cartilage damage.

I was excited because I've done everything to try to get some relief and as soon as I heard about it, I was ready to go.

Treatments are given with a linear accelerator using very tiny doses of radiation therapy. There's no pain or sensation of the treatment itself. When you're done with the treatment, you get off the table and go.

Probably the hardest part about this treatment was getting on and off of the table, and that got a lot easier the more treatments I had.