Category: Knee Pain
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Steroid Shots for Knee Arthritis Helpful Well Beyond 3 Months
— Big U.K. study finds benefit lasting years for one key outcome by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 3, 2025 Key Takeaways The effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis is still uncertain. In this study, the injections were associated with reduced use of opioids, alone and in combination products. Such benefits were…
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Bodybuilders’ Trick Helps Knee Arthritis Patients in Trial
— Blood flow restriction increases benefit from exercise regimen by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today January 23, 2025 A technique now widely used in sports medicine to speed recovery from leg injuries helped reduce symptoms and improve function in people with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a randomized trial showed. Among 87 patients completing…
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New study links Ozempic to sharp reduction in osteoarthritis knee pain
By Stephanie Srakocic | Fact-checked by Davi Sherman | Published November 7, 2024 Key Takeaways A study has found that participants who received once-weekly Ozepmic for 68 weeks reported over 50% less osteoarthritis knee pain. Study participants receiving Ozempic also experienced an average body weight reduction of 13.7%. This study adds to growing data suggesting…
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Osteoarthritis Patients Get Long-Term Benefit From Lifestyle Improvements
A study that followed patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis found that eating and exercise habits helped to improve pain and disability associated with arthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Osteoarthritis Patients Get Long-Term Benefit From Lifestyle Improvements — Improvement in pain and function lasted well after formal program ended by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today…
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Gardening Is Not Bad For Knee Arthritis
In this article published in the journal Clinical Rheumatology, the authors concluded that gardening is not associated with the progression of knee arthritis, and that gardening should not be discouraged. ~ Dr. Broussard Gardening/yardwork in people with knee osteoarthritis is not associated with symptom or structural progression over 48 months: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative…
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Stretching and Mind-Body Helps Knee Arthritis and Stiffness
In this article published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the authors found that stretching exercise can help reduce knee arthritis associated pain, and mind-body exercises are the most effective for helping knee stiffness due to arthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Comparing Different Stretching Exercises on Pain, Stiffness, and Physical Function Disability in Older…
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Skinny-Leg Runners Face Higher Rates of Knee Arthritis
This article from MedPageToday is referencing an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors simply stated that there is more of a risk for knee arthritis in runners with low levels of leg muscle mass – or just having skinny legs. ~ Dr. Broussard — Questions about risks from weight-bearing activities…
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Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms Common After ACL Reconstruction
April 25, 2024 Young patients experienced persistent knee OA symptoms in the six to 12 months following surgery TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-quarter of patients show persistent early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms six to 12 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), according to a study recently published in the Journal of…
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Hands-On Treatment May Help in Knee Osteoarthritis
— And patients can administer it themselves by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 22, 2024 Acupressure performed by patients on their own was at least somewhat effective for relieving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a randomized trial from Hong Kong, researchers said. With 314 patients age 50 and up assigned either to…
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Want to Reduce Knee Arthritis Risk? Weight Work May Help
— History of strength training tied to reduced incidence later in life by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today October 23, 2023 People who engaged in weight lifting and other forms of strength training were less likely to develop knee pain and be diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) as they approached their senior years, a new…