Category: Knee Pain

This article is suggesting that NSAIDs like ibuprofen and naproxen don’t help knee arthritis after about 26 weeks.  They also point out that there is a 42% chance of experiencing an adverse event involving the gastrointestinal and/or cardiovascular system taking these drugs. ~ Dr. Broussard Don’t expect relief to last beyond a few months by…

By doing balance exercises on the non-operated knee, you can help improve the function on the operated side. ~ Dr. Broussard Cross-over Effect of Balance Training After Knee Surgery: A Pilot Study Layci J. Harrison, PhD, LAT, ATC; Lindsey K. Lepley, PhD, ATC; Dana K. Fuller, PhD; Jennifer L. Caputo, PhD, CSCS, MX Athletic Training…

March 25, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Although corticosteroid injections appear to offer short-term benefits regarding pain and function for patients with knee arthritis, a presenter here noted no guidance is available in the terms of frequency and dosage. In his presentation at The Knee Society Specialty Day at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual…

Weight loss regimen in obese and overweight individuals is associated with reduced cartilage degeneration: 96-month data from the osteoarthritis initiative Osteoarthritis and Cartilage — Gersing AS, et al. | March 01, 2019 In this investigation, researchers studied changes in the composition of knee cartilage in overweight and obese participants with constant weight vs those with…

Diagnostic ultrasound shows that women with pain in the front of the knee have smaller abdominal muscles than women with non-painful knees. This may help explain why improving trunk muscle strength helps people with knee pain…. ~Dr. Broussard J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Feb 27. doi: 10.1002/jum.14973. [Epub ahead of print] Lower Trunk Muscle Thickness Is Associated…

Janis C. Kelly February 08, 2019 Patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (KOA) who used intra-articular corticosteroids (IACs) experienced substantially faster disease progression than those in a matched group who had not received IACs. However, experts caution that the difference in progression rates might reflect underlying differences that influenced the decision to treat with IACs. Thus,…

Clinicians have been reporting about 20% poor outcomes in knee replacements for decades. This report demonstrated for the first time with a scientifically defensible method that they were right all along.  This article also discuss why some people have good results and why some don’t. Janis C. Kelly January 31, 2019 Two characteristics that can be…

By Elaine Goodman Knee replacement is an increasingly common surgery for treatment of osteoarthritis, but recent research is raising questions about the procedure’s effectiveness in relieving pain and improving function. “Most patients have a very good clinical outcome after knee replacement, but multiple studies have reported that 20% or more of patients do not,” Professor…