— A good thing too, because most aren’t going to quit by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 10, 2023 LAS VEGAS — Intensity of distance running had no bearing on the prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis among participants in recent editions of the Chicago Marathon, researchers reported here. Rather, the risk factors […]
Zubeyir Salis, Amanda Sainsbury, Helen I. Keen, Blanca Gallego & Xingzhong Jin International Journal of Obesity (2022) Abstract Objective To describe the association between body weight change and the risk of knee replacement and hip replacement. Design Time-to-event survival analysis from a population-based cohort of participants who had or were at risk of clinically significant […]
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation VOLUME 102, ISSUE 5, P959-966, MAY 01, 2021 Abstract Objective To investigate the short-term effects of dry needling (DN) on physical function, pain, and hip muscle strength in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Design A double-blind, placebo-control, randomized controlled trial. Setting Private practice physiotherapy clinic. Participants Patients with unilateral […]
Journal of Pain Research » Volume 14 Authors Hattori T, Shimo K, Niwa Y, Tokiwa Y, Matsubara T Received 9 December 2020 Accepted for publication 17 March 2021 Published 22 April 2021 Volume 2021:14 Pages 1153—1160 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S296273 Purpose: Pain and joint deformity are the most common symptoms of hip osteoarthritis (OA). However, no significant […]
Newswise: All Journal News May 13, 2020 Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed drinks in the world. But whether it’s good or bad for your health can be clarified by genetics, as a world-first study from the University of South Australia’s Australian Centre for Precision Health shows that excess coffee consumption can cause […]
— Panel leader talks exercise, supplements, “mind-body interventions by Scott Harris, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 24, 2020 This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today and: Sharon Kolasinski, MD, is a rheumatologist with Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She recently led the panel that developed the 2019 American College […]
Advances in Orthopedics Volume 2019, Article ID 9757369, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9757369 Du Hyun Ro Abstract Introduction. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) can affect the hip and ankle joints, as these three joints operate as a kinetic/kinematic chain while walking. Purpose. This study was performed to compare (1) hip and ankle joint gait mechanics between knee OA and […]
by W. Todd Penberthy, Contributing Writer September 24, 2019 ORLANDO — A simple blood-based biomarker already listed in many patients’ medical records was closely associated with risk of hip fracture, a researcher said here. With data drawn from a large, prospective study of older men, those with relatively high red cell distribution width (RDW) values […]
Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2019 Volume:0 Issue:0 Pages:1–11 DOI:10.2519/jospt.2019.8309 Background In patients presenting with hip and groin symptoms, evaluation and treatment of the thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) may be underutilized. The TLJ is less recognized as a source of pain referral in these regions. The purpose of this case series was to describe the management of 3 […]
Dillon E. Hyland, MS, LAT, ATC; Zachary K. Winkelmann, MS, LAT, ATC; Kenneth E. Games, PhD, LAT, ATC Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2019;11(3):103-104https://doi.org/10.3928/19425864-20181002-03 Abstract Voight ML, Robinson K, Gill L, Griffin K. Postoperative rehabilitation guidelines for hip arthroscopy in an active population. Sports Health. 2010;2:222–230. Clinical Question: How successful are general and specific rehabilitative protocols in […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]
Healthline/Medical News Today | September 17, 2018 In a recent series of experiments, scientists found that a specific antioxidant helps prevent the damage that osteoarthritis causes to cartilage. This may also have applications for bone and brain disorders. Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis type, causing pain and stiffness in the joints as cartilage steadily […]
Arthroplast Today. 2018 Jun; 4(2): 205–209. Published online 2018 May 7. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2017.12.002 PMCID: PMC5994787 PMID: 29896554 Shane R. Hess, DO Abstract Background To assess the relationship between rapidly destructive osteoarthritis (RDOA) of the hip and intra-articular steroid injections. Methods Coding records from 2000 to 2013 were used to identify all subjects who had a […]