Category: Knee Pain

  • Exercise Good For Hip/Knee Arthritis, PLUS much, much more.

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    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…

  • Knee Replacement Problems

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    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…

  • Obesity Surgery Tames Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

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    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…

  • Is Knee Pain Linked to Depression?

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    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…

  • Novel Treatment Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain

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    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…

  • Turmeric and Frankincense For Knee Arthritis

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    This article says that turmeric/curcumin and frankincense are no better than NSAIDs, but have less adverse reactions.  So, given that that their effectiveness is about the same, I will choose curcumin and boswellia over NSAIDs, since they are safer. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy of Curcumin and Boswellia for Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Raveendhara…

  • How Necessary Are Opioids for Chronic Pain?

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    March 6, 2018 The SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH1,2; Amy Gravely, MA1; Sean Nugent, BA1; et al Agnes C. Jensen, MPH1; Beth DeRonne, PharmD1; Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS1,3; Kurt Kroenke, MD4,5,6; Matthew J. Bair4,5,6; Siamak Noorbaloochi, PhD1,2 JAMA. 2018;319(9):872-882. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.0899 Key Points Question  For patients with moderate to severe chronic back…

  • Brain Decline Reported in Older Knee Replacement Patients

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    ~ A study finds that 23 percent of those 60-plus show cognitive deterioration after surgery by Kent Allen, AARP, February 21, 2018 A study has found that almost 1 in 4 of knee replacement patients who are 60 or older show a decline in activity in at least one brain region 48 hours after surgery.…

  • Platelet Rich Plasma Injections for Knee Pain

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    This overview demonstrates that platelet rich plasma is an effective intervention in treating knee osteoarthritis without increased risk of adverse events.  International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases | December 08, 2017 Xing D, et al. – This study presents an overview of overlapping systematic reviews investigating platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for knee osteoarthritis (OA), wherein, methodological quality and risk…

  • Your Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ratio and Knee Pain

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    An abnormal ratio of the Omega 6 and Omega 3 fatty  acids may be an indicator of inflammation which is associated with knee pain.  You can get your ratio tested with a blood spot test you can do at home. Omega-6: omega-3 PUFA ratio, pain, functioning, and distress in adults with knee pain The Clinical…