Category: Knee Pain
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Does Running Cause Further Damage To Knee Arthritis?
The authors of this study wanted to find out if running caused damage to already arthritic knees in overweight men and women that were somewhat overweight. The runners ran at their own pace over a period of about 4 years. They concluded that knee pain improved and the x-rays did not show any more damage…
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Platelet Rich Plasma Injections for Knee Pain
Multiple Injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for Patellar Tendinopathy Patellar tendinopathy is a condition characterized by anterior knee activity–related pain. It has a high incidence among athletes engaged in jumping sports and may become a chronic condition. Nonoperative management is the first choice in these patients, and several nonsurgical treatment options have been proposed. Nonetheless,…
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Women Have Muscle Imbalance With Patellofemoral Pain.
This article found that women with pain in the front of the knee have a muscle imbalance with the big muscle on the outside of the leg being stronger than the muscle on the inside. Good thing there are treatments for this type of issue with the knee. ~ Dr. Broussard Vastus Lateralis Motor Unit…
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Physical Activity and Exercise Therapy Benefits More Than Just Symptoms and Impairments in People With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
This article says that physical activity not only helps people with hip and knee arthritis, but also things like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and dementia. ~ Dr. Broussard Søren T. Skou, PT, PhD Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2018 Volume:0 Issue:0 Pages:1–36 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7877 Synopsis Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are among…
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The Placebo Effect of Knee Joint Injections
Patients may be experiencing placebo effect, but it’s still an effect, rheumatologist says by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today April 19, 2018 CHICAGO — In dealing with osteoarthritis, both patients and their physicians often have a hard time understanding what to make of novel “cures” such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP), stem cell treatments, and…
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Exercise Good For Hip/Knee Arthritis, PLUS much, much more.
Exercise is good medicine. This study found that, “physical activity and exercise therapy not only improve symptoms and impairments of osteoarthritis, but are also effective in preventing at least 35 chronic conditions and treating at least 26 chronic conditions, with one of the potential working mechanisms being exercise-induced anti-inflammatory effects.” ~ Dr. Broussard Physical Activity…
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Knee Replacement Problems
I saw an advertisement for this website, and I was impressed at the amount of problems out there with total knee replacement systems. It looks like this is a website designed to refer people to lawyers to sue the doctors and manufacturers. There must be enough of a problem out there to set something like…
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Obesity Surgery Tames Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Most pain reduction in those with greatest weight loss by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 23, 2018 Laparoscopic gastric band (LAGB) surgery was associated with significant decreases in knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA), with the greatest improvements seen among those whose body mass index (BMI) had the greatest decreases and among younger…
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Is Knee Pain Linked to Depression?
MARCH 20, 2018 American Geriatrics Society’s Health in Aging Foundation News In the US, about 13% of women and 10% of men aged 60 or older have knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis occurs when a joint becomes inflamed, usually because the protective cartilage and other tissues that cushion joints like the knee become…
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Novel Treatment Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain
This new procedure uses catheter-based artery embolization to disrupt the circulation to the knee cartilage, joint capsule and the knee bones. I doesn’t get rid of all the pain, but may help some they say. ~ Dr. Broussard by Nicole Lou, Reporter, MedPage Today/CRTonline.org March 18, 2018 LOS ANGELES — Geniculate artery embolization was found to dampen…