Category: Knee Pain
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Back Adjustments May Help Knee Pain
Patellofemoral pain is when you have pain in the front part of your knee. This article in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies found that when the lumbar spine and pelvis was manipulated that people with pain in the front of their knees got some relief. ~ Dr. Broussard The immediate effect of lumbopelvic…
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Sugar Injection for Knee Pain Relief
An article published in the Annals of Family Medicine showed that you can get relief by injecting a type of sugar in the knee joint to get some relief of arthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy of intra-articular hypertonic dextrose (prolotherapy) for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial Sit RWS, Wu RWK, Rabago D Annals of…
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Lumbar Manipulation Can Improve Hip and Knee Strength
This study, published in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, studied other studies, and they found that after lumbar spine manipulation, the knee and hip muscles can get stronger. ~ Dr. Broussard Immediate Effects of a Single Spinal Manipulation on Lower-Limb Strength in Healthy Individuals: A Critically Appraised Topic Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Christopher Kevin Wong…
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Too Much or Too Little Exercise Affects Knee Arthritis
This article published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology suggests that overloading and underloading the knee can affect the knee joints, especially if you are overweight. ~ Dr. Broussard Using cumulative load to explain how body mass index and daily walking relate to worsening knee cartilage damage over two years: The MOST study Arthritis &…
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Arthritis Expert Discusses New Guidelines for Hands, Hips, and Knees
Dr. Kolasinski was on the panel of experts that developed the New Osteoarthritis Guidelines for Hands, Hips, and Knees. In this article, she discusses exercise, tai chi, acupuncture, yoga, glucosamine/chondroitin, and hyaluronic acid injecitons. ~ Dr. Broussard Sharon Kolasinski, MD, on the New Osteoarthritis Guideline for Hands, Hips, Knees — Panel leader talks exercise, supplements,…
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Diabetes in Osteoarthritis: Pain Is Worse
— Association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 3, 2020 Among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain was greater for those with coexisting diabetes mellitus (DM), and this association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity, European researchers found. In an analysis that adjusted for…
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Cigarette Smoking and Knee Arthritis
In this article, the authors found that the more one smokes cigarettes, the higher the risk of developing knee arthritis, primarily in men. ~ Dr. Broussard Cigarette smoking and knee osteoarthritis in the elderly: Data from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey Experimental Gerontology — Kwon HM, et al. | February 28, 2020…
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What Kind of Diet Helps Knee Arthritis Pain?
This article reports that the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk of pain worsening in knee arthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Mediterranean diet and knee osteoarthritis outcomes: A longitudinal cohort study Clinical Nutrition Volume 38, Issue 6, December 2019, Pages 2735-2739 NicolaVeronese Summary Objectives Mediterranean diet has several beneficial effects on health, but data regarding…
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Knee Pain and Activity Levels
If you are female, overweight and have knee pain, please consider your overall activity levels. This article suggests more physical activity helps reduce disability levels., so try to get up and moving. If you need help with that knee pain, consider letting me take a look, I might be able to help. If my YouTube…
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Low-Level Laser For Knee Arthritis
This study reviewed published articles o low-level laser therapy for chronic knee pain and arthritis. The authors suggest that this type of therapy my help reduce pain and disability, and that it was very safe. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy of low-level laser therapy on pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis: Systematic review and meta-analysis of…