Do you have knee pain from osteoarthritis? You might not need surgery. Here's what to try instead
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Most people with knee osteoarthritis can control their pain and improve their mobility without surgery, according to updated treatment guidelines from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care ..read more
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Methotrexate beneficial for reducing pain, stiffness in knee osteoarthritis
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2M ago
For patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), methotrexate added to usual medication is associated with a significant reduction in pain and improvement in stiffness and function at six months, according to a study published online July 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine ..read more
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Link found between kneecap shape and debilitating joint disease
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The shape of a person's kneecap could be an indicator of whether they're more at risk of developing osteoarthritis, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ..read more
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Depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia common with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
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Approximately four in 10 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have anxiety, depression, or fibromyalgia, according to a study published online July 16 in ACR Open Rheumatology ..read more
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Osteoarthritis may double risk of speedy progression to severe multimorbidity, study finds
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3M ago
Osteoarthritis—a condition in which the protective cartilage on the ends of bones breaks down—may more than double the risk of speedy progression to accumulating severe long term conditions (multimorbidity), finds a 20 year study published in the open access journal RMD Open ..read more
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Data from multi-center study show several conditions are more common in people with osteoarthritis
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4M ago
Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis worldwide, and has an increasing global burden of disability and health care utilization. It is also associated with various comorbidities, and this link has gained attention in recent years ..read more
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Painful truth about knee osteoarthritis: Why inactivity may be more complex than we think
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4M ago
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain and joint stiffness. And while physical activity is known to ease symptoms, only one in 10 people regularly exercise ..read more
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Biking revealed to be associated with less knee pain later in life
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5M ago
A study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise reveals that people who participated in regular bicycling over their lifetime had a lower prevalence of frequent knee pain, radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA) and symptomatic radiographic osteoarthritis (SOA ..read more
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Blood test finds knee osteoarthritis up to eight years before it appears on X-rays
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A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before tell-tale signs of the disease appeared on X-rays, Duke Health researchers report ..read more
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Researchers say progressive resistance training not superior for hip osteoarthritis
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6M ago
Progressive resistance training (PRT) is not superior to neuromuscular exercise (NEMEX) for improving functional performance in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study published online April 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine ..read more
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