Dr. Ronald P. Grelsamer Teams Up With KneeGuru.co.uk To Teach "Pain Around The Kneecap" -- an Interactive Online Course on the Ins & Outs Of Knee Pain

Dr. Ronald P. Grelsamer, NY Orthopedic Surgeon and Author of "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery," and Dr. Sheila Strover, Founder and Director of kneeguru.co.uk, are offering the first web based course on Patellar Pain designed to enable the lay person to better understand his or her knee condition, to ask the doctor more cogent questions, and make more informed decisions.

(PRWEB) March 11, 2005 -- "In cooperation with the KneeGuru Academy, Dr. Sheila Strover, Founder and Director of kneeguru.co.uk, and I have established the first web based course on Patellar Pain geared to the consumer -- designed to enable the participant to better understand his or her knee pain, to ask the doctor more cogent questions, and make more informed decisions," announces Dr. Ronald P. Grelsamer, author of 'What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery, Warner, 2002.'

An Innovative Educational Platform

Unfortunately, todays doctors are spending less and less time with patients at a point when patients are more and more eager to learn about their conditions. The Internet offers the medical field a new platform for education, allowing for interactive communication at both the doctors and patients convenience in a way that no other medium allows," states Dr. Grelsamer.

Designed for the lay person, 'Pain Around the Kneecap teaches the fundamentals pertaining to the Patella (kneecap), including relevant anatomy, medical terminology, physical examination, x-rays and MRIs, non-operative options, surgery, and complications," says Dr. Grelsamer.

Adds Dr. Strover, Kneecap pain frequently comes on insidiously. Inadequately managed, it can trigger a cascade of suffering which frustrates patients and health professionals alike. Even well meaning professionals to whom you entrust your care may dismiss your condition as being 'chondromalacia or 'patellofemoral syndrome. Worse yet, they may recommend injudicious surgery, thus taking an already difficult situation to an intractable level."

A New Era in Medicine

The KneeGuru Academy is an innovative concept, bringing together medical professionals with people experiencing knee problems in an unprecedented online academic environment that benefits everyone," says Dr. Grelsamer. Long a leader in the field of patient to patient and patient to doctor communication, the KneeGuru website is an ever increasingly popular site where thousands of people with knee pain gather regularly to exchange information. KneeGurus commitment to offering both sides of issues is unquestionably breaking new ground."

What is Happening Inside Our Knees?

Adds Dr. Strover, "Every day our KneeGuru website receives hundreds of requests for information on what is happening inside our knees. Patients want to understand what the surgeon is saying to them. They want to understand their surgical and treatment options, as well as the possible consequences of these choices. It is a new era in medicine.

Dr. Grelsamer was our natural choice to teach KneeGurus first class, as he is highly respected amongst our bulletin board members. Every time KneeGuru rolls over to the next thousand users registered on the bulletin board, we have a little 'millennium competition to guess the time when the 'millennium will occur. The prize is a book. Rons book, 'What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery' is always requested.

Dr. Grelsamer and I discussed the need for an online educational program geared toward the growing number of knee pain sufferers -- 7500 of whom communicate with each other on KneeGurus extensive Bulletin Board -- searching for trustworthy answers," says Dr. Strover. The result is the launch of the KneeGuru Academy, which will offer classes by our respected surgeons and rehab therapists, who all share a special interest in furthering knowledge among both the public and their medical colleagues."

About Dr. Ronald Grelsamer

Dr. Ronald Grelsamer, M.D., is currently the chief of hip and knee reconstruction at Maimonides Medical Center, and a noted staff orthopedic specialist at the NYU Medical Center and Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute. A highly regarded knee and hip surgeon, Grelsamer has been listed in Castle Connollys Americas Top Doctors," and in New York Magazines Best Doctors of New York" for many years. Traditionally trained and educated, Grelsamer is an avid patient advocate at the forefront of orthopedic research and technology, who integrates the latest treatments and surgery options into his practice. He has also shared his expertise with the public on NBCs Today Show, ABCs Eyewitness News, FOX TV, and in publications such as Forbes Magazine and USA Today.

Dr. Ronald P. Grelsamer is the author of "What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You About Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery," Warner Books, 2004; "What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery," Warner Books, 2002; "La Rotula - approcio d'equipe," Ronald P. Grelsamer and J. McConnell PT, GDMT, Translated by A. Albasini, Masson Milano, 2001;

"The Patella: A Team Approach," Ronald P. Grelsamer and J. McConnell PT, GDMT, Aspen Press, 1998; The Columbia-Presbyterian Osteoarthritis Handbook, Ronald P. Grelsamer and Suzanne Loebl, New York: Macmillan, 1996

About KneeGuru

Founded in 1994, kneeguru.co.uk is a thriving independent internet knee health center with a loyal international following. The company is headed by Dr. Sheila Strover, co-founder and retired Director of The Knee Foundation, a leading learning resource centre and registered educational charitable trust based in Droitwich, England.

Recognized as the leading online interactive knee resource for patients and medical practitioners alike, KneeGuru offers several invaluable learning tools for knee pain sufferers, including its up-to-date comprehensive Dictionary and Information section; a database of 500 distinguished surgeons and knee clinics; a Clinical Casebook including the most current breakthroughs in knee management; Patient Diaries; the Gym," which demystifies rehab and recovery principles and procedures; and an extraordinary Bulletin Board, vital to its 7,500 registered Knee Geeks" from 50 countries including the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada.

Kneeguru.co.uk, listed among the 101 Best British Websites (PC Format 2000), averages 30,000 page views a day, and currently is one the top five ranked Google knee sites on the internet.

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