How Exercise Can Help Ease Osteoarthritis Joint Pain
It may sound counterintuitive at first – suggesting that people with joint pain exercise and move more in general. But exercise can help ease osteoarthritis pain and improve mobility. Here's what to know. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk of fall or fracture with concomitant use of prescription opioids and other medications in osteoarthritis patients - Khan NF, Bykov K, Katz JN, Glynn RJ, Vine SM, Kim SC.
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) patients taking prescription opioids for pain are at increased risk of fall or fracture, and the concomitant use of interacting drugs may further increase the risk of these events. AIMS: To identify prescription opioid-relat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard: 'Is a hip replacement the only cure for osteoarthritis?'
Dr Rosemary Leonard answers one Express reader's query about her husband's treatment options for hip pain caused by osteoarthritis (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exercising With Osteoarthritis: Five Things to Know Exercising With Osteoarthritis: Five Things to Know
Medscape Medical News spoke with osteoarthritis experts on the ideal amount of exercise for patients, available resources, and how to motivate patients to move more.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Exercising With Osteoarthritis: 5 Things to Know Exercising With Osteoarthritis: 5 Things to Know
Medscape Medical News spoke with osteoarthritis experts on the ideal amount of exercise for patients, available resources, and how to motivate patients to move more.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
GID BIO completes enrollment for randomized double-blinded pivotal Phase III cell therapy study for treatment of knee osteoarthritis
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GID BIO, Inc. completed enrollment for the first of two pivotal Phase III studies to investigate the use of your own stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells to treat osteoarthritis of the knee. The clinical study involves a cellular... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TRI Source Type: news
Power tools at the ready! The life-changing science behind hip and knee replacements
Thousands of people are given new joints each year in the UK. But can robots and smart tech soon make it a smoother procedure?Ian Doncaster is remarkably chipper for a man about to undergo major surgery. “I have a busy life. So it’s nice to have a break,” he jokes. It is 8.30am on a chilly December morning and here at Warwick hospital he is about to receive a new knee – or part of one.At 62, Doncaster has always been active: he played rugby when young, until a knee injury and subsequent operation meant he had to trade that in for a host of other sports. But now the knee is causing problems again. As a self-employed...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Health Doctors Human biology NHS Medical research Osteoarthritis Life and style Society Science Source Type: news
Dietary Factors Tied to Osteoarthritis Pain
(MedPage Today) -- Knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain was worse with a pro-inflammatory diet, an observational study suggested.
Scores on a proprietary "Dietary Inflammatory Index" (DII) were significantly associated with standard knee pain scores... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Outcomes >30 years after initial nonoperative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries - Hellberg C, Kostogiannis I, Stylianides A, Neuman P.
BACKGROUND: It is unclear how anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) affects the development of osteoarthritis (OA). This uncertainty is partly caused by the lack of long-term studies on ACL injuries treated primarily without reconstruction... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Musculoskeletal Symptoms Often Misattributed to Tick Bites Musculoskeletal Symptoms Often Misattributed to Tick Bites
A new study failed to find an association between prior exposure to tick bites and chronic musculoskeletal symptoms and radiographic measures of osteoarthritis.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
Bone strength is set in childhood so better park access could prevent fractures in older people, study findsChildren with more green space near their homes have significantly stronger bones, a study has found, potentially leading to lifelong health benefits.Scientists found that the children living in places with 20-25% more natural areas had increased bone strength that was equivalent to half a year ’s natural growth.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 13, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: Access to green space Children's health Society Medical research Science Belgium Europe Environment Osteoporosis Osteoarthritis World news & wellbeing Life and style Mental health Source Type: news
Non-White Military Members With OA Get Stiffed for Knee Replacement
(MedPage Today) -- Black, Asian, and Hispanic members of the U.S. Armed Forces were far less likely than their white comrades to undergo knee replacement surgeries after being diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA), military researchers found.
In... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 9, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Microfragmented Adipose Tissue Injection Beneficial for Knee OA
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 -- For patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), microfragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) injection with arthroscopic surgery is associated with improved midterm clinical outcomes, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Epilepsy drug shows promise in slowing joint degeneration in osteoarthritis
Yale researchers have identified a drug target that may alleviate the joint breakdown associated with the debilitating condition. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Factors associated with fear of falling in older women with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study - Fernandes VO, Moreira BS, de Melo GASC, de Avelar NCP, Costa HS, Bastone AC.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and the factors associated with FoF in older women with KOA. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 93 ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news