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Guy Poovendran Helping you move pain free in as little as 7 days. Advanced imaging. Evidence-based biologics.

Regenerative medicine specialist helping active adults avoid surgery and recover from knee, shoulder, and joint pain fast.

“Just rest it.” That might be the worst advice you get after a PRP shot — and almost everyone follows it. 🛋️Your knee ne...
10/14/2026

“Just rest it.” That might be the worst advice you get after a PRP shot — and almost everyone follows it. 🛋️
Your knee needs controlled movement to rebuild properly, not six more weeks on the couch. Guided loading, the right PT, and simple nutrition tweaks (yes, your protein shake timing actually matters 🥤) can make the difference between “it kind of worked” and real results.
Watch the full breakdown of what your knee actually needs in weeks 1–6 🎥.

https://youtu.be/8f_NUN-VZ8w?si=AP3feSb1HiX3OSJi

Send this to the buddy who’s been “resting” his knee for a month straight.

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Everything you’d normally do for a swollen knee is exactly what you shouldn’t do after a PRP shot. 🧊 Ice it, pop an Advi...
10/10/2026

Everything you’d normally do for a swollen knee is exactly what you shouldn’t do after a PRP shot. 🧊 Ice it, pop an Advil — that’s the instinct. But PRP needs a short window of inflammation to actually work, and fighting that response can blunt your own results.
If you protect the process instead of suppressing it, you give your knee its best shot at real relief. 💪
Watch the full breakdown of what to do (and skip) in the first two weeks after PRP 🎥:

Knee Pain After PRP Injection: Why It Hurts More and What To Do
https://youtu.be/FMq732YQ5qY

Tag the buddy in your foursome who just got a shot and is already panicking about the swelling.

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🏌️ Do you trust your knee? Or does it make you hesitate on certain shots?If the outside of your knee feels unstable — es...
10/07/2026

🏌️ Do you trust your knee? Or does it make you hesitate on certain shots?
If the outside of your knee feels unstable — especially on sidehill lies, downhill walks, or when you push hard through your lead side — that’s not always your IT band talking.
It could be your LCL, the ligament that keeps your knee from buckling outward.
Or it could be your popliteus tendon — a small, overlooked structure behind the knee that controls rotation as you finish your swing.
In Part 2 of my outer knee pain series, I break down:
✅ How to tell LCL pain from popliteus pain
✅ The specific movements that load each structure in a golf swing
✅ What rehab actually looks like for each one
✅ Why I don’t recommend repeat cortisone shots as a long-term plan — and where regenerative options may fit instead
🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/xQRWY8JiSxU?is=frHqUrqTD0ra3ayB
If you missed Part 1 — IT Band vs. Meniscus — catch up on that one too. Link in comments.
Does your knee feel unstable, or does the pain sit behind the joint? Tell me below. 👇

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🏌️ “Doc, the outside of my knee hurts.” I hear that sentence constantly — and it can mean two completely different thing...
10/06/2026

🏌️ “Doc, the outside of my knee hurts.” I hear that sentence constantly — and it can mean two completely different things.
I had a patient, I’ll call him Marcus. Fifty years old. Attorney. Ten handicap. Golf is where he builds relationships and gets business done — not where he wants to be thinking about his body.
But slowly, his outer left knee started showing up uninvited. By hole 12, it was impossible to ignore. One morning, standing over an approach shot, he realized he wasn’t thinking about the shot — he was thinking, “Is this going to hurt when I swing?”
That’s when knee pain stops being a pain problem and becomes a performance problem.
In my new video, I walk through the two most common reasons for outer knee pain in golfers — IT Band Syndrome and lateral meniscus irritation — including:
✅ How to tell which one you might have (hint: it’s about location, quality, and trigger)
✅ The resistance band exercises I prescribe most
✅ The red flags that mean it’s time to stop guessing and get checked
✅ Why I’m cautious about cortisone shots as a go-to fix
🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/vJiVHza9uCs?is=IRmq-42mCXJeZWuG
Where does your knee hurt — on the surface, or deep inside the joint? Drop it in the comments. I read every one. 👇

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You ever notice your knee feels fine at the range… but by hole 13, walking downhill hurts and you’re hanging back just t...
10/01/2026

You ever notice your knee feels fine at the range… but by hole 13, walking downhill hurts and you’re hanging back just to protect it? 🏌️
A lot of golfers blame age. Sometimes the real culprit is quietly sitting in the closet — a shoe that’s too narrow, worn out, or gripping the turf so hard your knee ends up doing rotation it was never built for.
If you choose your next pair based on real fit and support instead of style or a tour pro’s endorsement, you give your knee a fighting chance through 18 holes. Skip that, and you’ll keep wondering why the back nine always feels worse than the front. ⛳

https://youtu.be/QccI9opRKus?si=agte6Ie95g2Bxzpv

Tag the guy in your group who still swears his shoes are “fine” while quietly limping to the cart. 😅

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Ever notice your knee is fine on the front nine and barely holding on by 18? You’re not imagining it, and you’re definit...
09/26/2026

Ever notice your knee is fine on the front nine and barely holding on by 18? You’re not imagining it, and you’re definitely not alone. 🏌️
I see this every week in my practice — successful, active guys who refuse to accept “that’s just getting older” as an answer. Turns out, part of the fix might be sitting in your closet right now.
If you switch to a golf shoe with real cushioning and arch support, your knee handles the round completely differently — less ache, more rounds, more Saturdays with your group. 💪
Grab my free 5-minute warm-up guide for golfers with knee pain at readyforteeoff.com, and watch the full breakdown here: https://youtu.be/sF-oKblC5hY?si=b4k1KhfwyXuYROO7
Tag the guy in your foursome who’s been quietly limping to the cart and hasn’t said a word about it.

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Before you spend serious money on PRP for knee pain, ask these three questions.1. What exactly are we treating?Not just ...
09/22/2026

Before you spend serious money on PRP for knee pain, ask these three questions.

1. What exactly are we treating?

Not just “knee pain.”
Not just “arthritis.”

What structure is causing the symptoms? How severe is the problem? Why is PRP appropriate for that specific knee?

2. What PRP protocol are you using—and why?

You do not need to become an expert in platelet biology.

But your physician should be able to explain the treatment plan, why it fits your diagnosis, and how they think about the PRP preparation.

3. How will you confirm placement—and what is the recovery plan?

If PRP is going into the joint, ask whether ultrasound guidance is used.

Then ask what happens after: when you can train, when you can play golf, what to avoid, what exercises to do, and when the result will be reassessed.

A treatment plan should not end when the needle comes out.

I discuss all three questions in the newest YouTube video.

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/x2QetgXdUtk?si=TOXas-d4GgGbRTXJ

Educational information only; this is not personal medical advice.

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Why does one person say PRP gave them their knee back while another says it was a waste of money?The answer is often mor...
09/19/2026

Why does one person say PRP gave them their knee back while another says it was a waste of money?

The answer is often more complicated than “PRP works” or “PRP does not work.”

PRP is not one standardized treatment.

Results can be affected by:

• The actual diagnosis
• The severity of arthritis or tissue damage
• The platelet dose and PRP preparation
• Where the injection is placed
• The rehabilitation and return-to-activity plan afterward

One example: a systematic review found ultrasound-guided knee injections and aspirations were accurate about 95% of the time, compared with about 82% for landmark-guided procedures.

That does not mean every landmark-guided injection misses the joint.

But when someone is investing in a precision biologic treatment, I believe it is reasonable to confirm where the needle is before injecting.

In this YouTube video, I explain the four factors that can change a PRP outcome—including platelet dose, ultrasound guidance, recovery, and where shockwave therapy may fit for selected patients.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/eNhP62fCuNA?si=o-mxJ3ePxo9mpP5B

Educational information only; this is not personal medical advice.

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For a right-handed golfer, the left knee is often the most misunderstood part of the golf swing.It is not simply “the fr...
09/12/2026

For a right-handed golfer, the left knee is often the most misunderstood part of the golf swing.
It is not simply “the front leg.”
During the downswing and impact, it becomes a planted base while the body shifts forward and rotates toward the target. The knee must manage pressure, shin-bone rotation, and side-to-side loading in a very short period of time.
That is why a golfer can feel fine walking 18 holes but feel pain during the downswing, at impact, or while finishing through the ball.
The trail knee and lead knee also have different jobs.
The trail knee helps load the backswing.
The lead knee acts as the brake, pivot point, and post the body rotates around through impact and follow-through.
If you spend five minutes preparing the lead knee for controlled rotation before you play, your hips, glutes, trunk, and knee have a better chance to share the workload.
If you do not, the first full-speed driver of the day may ask a cold, stiff knee to handle the biggest rotational load of the round.
Persistent pain is not automatically “just age,” and it is not always solved by another cortisone injection. Arthritis, cartilage wear, meniscus damage, old injury, and bone stress can all change the plan.
Where do you feel knee pain most in your swing: the backswing, impact, or follow-through?

https://youtu.be/cS4CjyFYNQs?si=zubZJ5EpXBEcf8jY


Research has associated a narrower stance, greater target-side weight shift, and greater shoulder sway during the downswing with higher lead-knee loading patterns in golfers.

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