Injections of a sugar solution appear to help relieve knee pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis, a new study suggests. The technique — known as dextrose prolotherapy — has been around for 75 years but is still considered an “alternative” therapy.
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‘Mobility Shoes’ May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: Study
April 12, 2013
FRIDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) — Special “mobility shoes” might ease the strain on the knees of people with knee arthritis, a small study has found.
This type of flat, flexible footwear is designed to mimic the biomechanics of walking barefoot, researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago explained.
The study was funded by the Arthritis [...]
Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study Finds
April 2, 2013
TUESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) — Exercise-related damage in cartilage can help identify people with the earliest stages of osteoarthritis, a new study reveals.
The findings could improve early detection of the painful joint disease and could also be used to improve methods of repairing damaged cartilage, said study senior author Alan Grodzinsky, of the Massachusetts [...]
Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients
March 25, 2013
MONDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) — Smoking, obesity and diabetes are all associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.
The researchers said their findings could be used to create a simple screening tool to identify people at higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness [...]
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
March 19, 2013
TUESDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) — Physical therapy is comparable to surgery in improving movement and reducing pain for some patients with knee arthritis and torn knee cartilage, new research finds.
Many middle-aged and older adults have severe knee pain due to a tear in the meniscus, a crucial support structure in the knee that is [...]
Chemicals in Cookware, Carpets May Raise Arthritis Risk in Women
February 14, 2013
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — In what researchers are calling a first, a new analysis suggests that the greater a woman’s exposure to a type of common chemical compound called PFCs, the greater her risk for developing osteoarthritis.
Researchers did not find a similar risk among men regarding these chemicals, which are [...]
Vitamin D Doesn’t Improve Knee Arthritis, Study Finds
January 8, 2013
TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) — Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce pain or cartilage loss in people with knee osteoarthritis, researchers have found.
Some prior studies had suggested that vitamin D might benefit these patients.
“Vitamin D is a very hot topic in medicine and many people in the United States have low vitamin D [...]
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
November 28, 2012
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to suffer hip dislocation after hip replacement surgery than those with osteoarthritis, a new study says.
In addition, rheumatoid arthritis patients have a higher infection risk after total knee replacement than osteoarthritis patients, the study authors found.
Keep Moving to Ease Pain of Knee Arthritis: Review
November 8, 2012
Adults with painful osteoarthritis of the knee should turn to exercise — aerobic, aquatic or strength training — as a good nonsurgical way to ease their pain and improve their functioning, a new review suggests. To reach this conclusion, Dr. Tatyana Shamliyan, a senior research associate at the University of Minnesota, and her colleagues reviewed 193 studies that were published between 1970 and 2012.
Gout Management Is Focus of New Guidelines
October 2, 2012
TUESDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) — Educating gout patients on diet, lifestyle choices and treatment objectives is among the recommendations in new guidelines to help patients and doctors fight the painful disease.
Gout, which affects nearly 4 percent of American adults, is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis. Acute gout attacks can be [...]
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