From 30 Years of Pain to a New Beginning: Joshua’s Journey with Shaw Heart and Dr. Safavian For three decades, Joshua lived with relentless knee pain—an injury that started with a meniscus tear in high school and worsened over the years. His journey began in 1995, when a long jump competition led to his first meniscus tear. A decade later, another tear shredded the meniscus “like spaghetti,” leaving him with chronic discomfort that only grew more severe with time. In an effort to find relief, Joshua underwent three knee surgeries over the years, but none provided lasting results. The pain persisted, becoming so excruciating that it would wake him up at night. Eventually, his primary care physician referred him to
How One Procedure Ended Decades of Knee Pain for Joshua
