Category: Knee Pain
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Osteoarthritis in Hips and Knees, Increases Cardiovascular Risk
Hip and knee osteoarthritis arthritis increase the risk of cardiovascular events such as congestive heart failure, hear attacks, stroke, angina, and revascularization procedures. The risk is higher with a greater number of hips and knees affected. This study suggests that increased attention to management of osteoarthritis with a goal of improving mobility has potential to reduce cardiovascular events. OA…
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Sonography May Aid Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Arthritis
Some doctors still provide hyaluronic acid (rooster comb) injections for knee osteoarthritis. This article published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases suggests that doctors who use guided ultrasound while performing the injection get better results. MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Sonography-guided hyaluronic acid injection may yield better results than surface anatomy-guided injection in…
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Glucosamine Supplements Don’t Help Knee or Hip Arthritis Pain
I see some articles that says Glucosamine supplements help, and some say it doesn’t. Here’s another one that says glucosamine supplements don’t. By Carolyn Crist August 11, 2017 (Reuters Health) – Oral glucosamine has no more effect than placebo on joint pain, according to a new meta-analysis. The analysis of randomized controlled trials from which data have…
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NON-INVASIVE, NO-DRUG, KNEE RESTORATION SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLE!
Lubbock, TX: What if this non-invasive, no-drug solution had no side effects and was proven to decrease pain in TWO TREATMENTS OR LESS! What if it could reduce pain, swelling and improve range of motion? Imagine being able to get out of bed in the morning and simply walk across the room without considering the…
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Vitamin E and Late State Knee Osteoarthritis
This article showed that people with knee arthritis who took 400 I.U. of Vitamin D per day for 2 months before surgery had improvements in PAIN, STIFFNESS, AND FUNCTION. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017; 18: 281. Published online 2017 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1637-7 PMCID: PMC5492918 Effect of vitamin E on oxidative stress level in blood, synovial fluid, and synovial…
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No significant benefit found between arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, placebo surgery
Sihvonen R, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017;doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211172. June 7, 2017 Recently published results showed patients with a degenerative meniscal tear who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy had no significant benefit over placebo surgery. “As the evidence started to mount that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM), the most common orthopedic procedure, offers little more than just placebo…
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Knee Scope vs Conservative Treatment
With respect to function, this review identified moderate-certainty evidence that knee arthroscopy results in a very small improvement (4.9 on a 100-point scale) in the short term and very small or no improved function up to 2 years. My treatment plans outperform arthroscopic surgery in the first 6 months according to my data. You can download an…
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Sham Knee Surgery as Good as the Real Thing
No difference in outcomes for patients with degenerative meniscal tears and no osteoarthritis! by Judy George, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today May 28, 2017 After 2 years of follow-up, arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) was no better than sham surgery for patients with degenerative medial meniscal tears and no evidence of knee osteoarthritis, reported Finnish researchers in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.…
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Some Benefit for Turmeric/Curcumin in Knee Osteoarthritis
– Reduced knee pain, improved quality of life versus placebo; less so than ibuprofen FRIDAY, May 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Curcuminoids seem beneficial for knee osteoarthritis (OA), although they are less effective for pain relief than ibuprofen, according to a review and meta-analysis published online May 4 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Igho…
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Fiber-rich diet linked to lowered risk of painful knee osteoarthritis
Date: May 23, 2017 Source: BMJ Summary: A fiber-rich diet is linked to a lowered risk of painful knee osteoarthritis, finds the first study of its kind. A fibre-rich diet is linked to a lowered risk of painful knee osteoarthritis, finds the first study of its kind, published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.…