When Pain Pills Hide Knee Damage

This man in a modern clinic spent 10 years taking pills for his knee pain, trusted every doctor

who said it would help, and swallowed thousands of tablets. But his joints kept

getting worse. It's 2015. This city, this man is 42 years old.

He works in construction, heavy lifting, long hours. His knees started hurting five years

ago. Not terrible at first, just annoying. So,

he went to a doctor. The doctor gave him pain medication. "Take these twice a day," this,

the doctor said. "It'll help with the inflammation." And this man believed him because that's

what you do when a professional tells you something will work. And for a while,