Category: Knee Pain
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Why Sleepless Nights Can Mean More Painful Days
Being able to sleep is a very important factor in relieving someone’s pain. If they can’t sleep, they can’t heal. This is why I sometimes insist on very frequent treatments for people that are in pain that can’t sleep through the night because of their pain. ~ Dr. Broussard By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY,…
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One Fourth of Knee Arthritis Patients Take Opioids
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage — Thorlund JB, et al. | January 24, 2019 In this study, researchers quantified opioid use in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA), and calculated the proportion of opioids in the population attributable to patients with OA. Study participants included 751,579 inhabitants of southern Sweden aged ≥ 35 years (in 2015). Between November 2013 and…
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Strengthening The Quadriceps Muscle Reduces Pain and Improves Function In Knee Osteoarthritis
This article reported that strengthening of the thigh muscles has an effect on pain reduction and improvement of function. These knee exercises provided muscle strengthening, pain reduction, and improved function while combination with other electrotherapy modalities or combination with Russian electrical stimulation had superiority to alone strengthening thigh muscle training. If your knees hurt too…
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Home Therapy for Knee Arthritis Patients
11.08.2018 by Julie Maurer Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Treatment for knee pain in osteoarthritis patients doesn’t just take place in the physician’s office, as patients are often sent home with a list of exercises to do on their own time. “Many people who develop knee pain change their gait, and if that goes on for…
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Guidelines for Patellofemoral Pain
By Jack Cush, MD | 07 November 2018 New recommendations have been published in the Journal of Athletic Training on the management of patellofemoral pain (PFP). Risk factors for PFP include excessive hip adduction and internal rotation during dynamic tasks (e.g., running, jumping), weak quadriceps, greater vertical peak force to the lateral heel and 2nd…
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Pain Medication: Sometimes More Isn’t Better
By Lorraine L. Janeczko October 24, 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with osteoarthritis who start opioid treatment at higher doses tend to have higher treatment-failure rates, according to an industry-sponsored study. The findings were presented in a poster September 13 at the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) World Congress on…
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Play “D”fence before you Replace That Knee
written by Dr. Carl Freeman The Lower the “D” the Higher the Risks (Vitamin D and Knee Replacement) Knee patients who are vitamin D deficient ninety days before having a total knee replacement have a 69% higher rate of manipulations under anesthesia (MUA), a 76% higher rate of infection, and a three-fold higher risk of prosthesis…
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Diclofenac tied to increased risk of heart problems
Reuters Health News | September 24, 2018 The commonly used painkiller diclofenac may be linked with an increased risk of heart problems, a large Danish study suggests. Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that’s often used to treat arthritis and other painful joint conditions. In many countries, it’s available without a prescription. Researchers found…
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Are Invasive Procedures Effective for Chronic Pain?
There is little evidence for using invasive procedures in chronic pain. A moderate amount of evidence does not support the use of invasive procedures as compared with sham procedures for patients with chronic back or knee pain. Are Invasive Procedures Effective for Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review Wayne B Jonas, MD Pain Medicine, pny154, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pny154 Published:…
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Risks and Complications of Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Medically reviewed by William Morrison, MD on October 23, 2017 — Written by Samuel Greengard Knee replacements have emerged as a mainstream surgery. According to the Agency of Research and Quality (AHRQ), over 600,000 procedures were performed in 2009. That number is expected to grow into the millions by the year 2030. According to the…