Category: Knee Pain
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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…
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PT versus Getting The Knee Scoped for Degenerative Meniscus Tears
In an article published in JAMA Network Open, the authors compared physical therapy results versus getting a knee scoped for degenerative meniscal tears. After 5-years of follow up on these two groups of patients, they found that physical therapy was not inferior to surgery, and should be considered to be the first-line treatment for degenerative…
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Taking Collagen May Help Knee Joint Flexibility
In this study, the authors found that by taking 40 mg of “undenatured collagen” supplements, patients with activity-related joint discomfort saw improved knee joint range of motion flexibility and extensibility. ~ Dr. Broussard UC-II Undenatured Type II Collagen for Knee Joint Flexibility: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine…
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Elderly Runners vs Non-Runners and Knee Arthritis
In an paper published in the journal Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, the authors compared the incidence of knee arthritis in elderly runners versus non-runners. They found that middle aged runners didn’t have more signs of arthritis on their imaging studies than nonrunners. They concluded that running at elite or recreational levels did not increase…