by Wayne Kuznar, Contributing Writer August 18, 2017 Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), but not hand OA, increase the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, and this risk is higher with a greater number of hips and knees affected, Canadian researchers have found. In their population-based cohort study, the risk of CV events was 13% higher among OA […]
Open Access Rheumatol. 2017; 9: 151–158. Published online 2017 Aug 10. doi: 10.2147/OARRR.S130688 PMCID: PMC5560239 PMID: 28860877 Koichiro Azuma Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is an increasing health problem worldwide. So far, only obesity and quadriceps weakness are identified as modifiable risk factors for knee OA. Core muscle strengthening is becoming increasingly popular among older […]
Study compared sonography against surface anatomy-guided hyaluronic acid injection MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Sonography-guided hyaluronic acid injection may yield better results than surface anatomy-guided injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Nahid Kianmehr, M.D., from Iran University in Tehran, […]
By Carolyn Crist August 11, 2017 (Reuters Health) – Oral glucosamine has no more effect than placebo on joint pain, according to a new meta-analysis. The analysis of randomized controlled trials from which data have been made public found that at both three-month and 24-month follow-up points, the supplement had no effect on either hip or knee […]
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017; 18: 281. Published online 2017 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1637-7 PMCID: PMC5492918 Effect of vitamin E on oxidative stress level in blood, synovial fluid, and synovial tissue in severe knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled study Saran Tantavisut,1 Aree Tanavalee,1 Sittisak Honsawek,2 Tanyawan Suantawee,2 Srihatach Ngarmukos,1 Sirichai Adisakwatana,3 and John J. Callaghan4 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Abstract Background This study was […]
May 30, 2017 BMJ Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this systematic review compared outcomes following arthroscopic surgery and conservative management in patients with degenerative knee disease. When compared with conservative management, knee arthroscopy resulted in a very small reduction in pain and improvement in function for up to 3 months, but this was not […]
– Reduced knee pain, improved quality of life versus placebo; less so than ibuprofen FRIDAY, May 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Curcuminoids seem beneficial for knee osteoarthritis (OA), although they are less effective for pain relief than ibuprofen, according to a review and meta-analysis published online May 4 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Igho […]
Findings from two long-term studies in line with other associated health benefits of fiber Date: May 23, 2017 Source: BMJ Summary: A fiber-rich diet is linked to a lowered risk of painful knee osteoarthritis, finds the first study of its kind. A fibre-rich diet is linked to a lowered risk of painful knee osteoarthritis, finds […]
Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 122–130 Masaaki Nakajima, PhD Abstract Objective The purpose of this case series was to describe the short-term and long-term clinical effects of a manual technique for treating osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain. Methods This study measured of the immediate effect and long-term effect by using […]
Medical News Today Tuesday 16 May 2017 By Honor Whiteman Patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis do not benefit from steroid injections, concludes a new study published in JAMA. Study co-author Timothy E. McAlindon, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA, and colleagues found that steroid injections administered every 3 months were no better than a placebo for alleviating […]
May 16, 2017 Doctors often prescribe steroid injections for the pain of knee arthritis, but a rigorous trial has found they work no better than a placebo. Researchers randomly assigned 140 men and women over 45 with painful knee osteoarthritis to injections of either a corticosteroid or a saline placebo. The subjects were injected every […]
Eduard Alentorn-Geli, MD, MSc, PhD Study Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Background Running is a healthy and popular activity worldwide, but data regarding its association with osteoarthritis (OA) are conflicting. Objectives To evaluate the association of hip and knee OA with running and to explore the influence of running intensity on this association. Methods PubMed, […]
BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1982 (Published 10 May 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j1982 What you need to know We make a strong recommendation against the use of arthroscopy in nearly all patients with degenerative knee disease, based on linked systematic reviews; further research is unlikely to alter this recommendation This recommendation applies to patients […]
May 2, 2017 LAS VEGAS — Young athletes who previously sustained an intra-articular knee injury had a higher risk of structural changes associated with future osteoarthritis, according to results presented at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International World Congress. “Young adults around the age of 22 [years] who sustained an intra-articular knee injury when they were […]
Written by Honor Whiteman Published: Tuesday 2 May 2017 Obesity is a known risk factor for osteoarthritis, one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. A new study provides evidence that losing weight can slow the development of osteoarthritis of the knee by reducing the degeneration of knee cartilage. Researchers found that […]
by Wayne Kuznar, Contributing Writer April 07, 2017 Fear of movement is common among patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). More than three-fourths of patients with symptomatic knee OA who were enrolled in a clinical trial of physical therapy and exercise training reported some fear of movement on a novel measure aimed at that very phenomenon in persons with OA, […]
NBC NEWS MAR 14 2017, 4:38 PM ET by MAGGIE FOX Wasted treatments for knee pain have racked up millions of dollars in medical bills, researchers reported Tuesday. Patients who had knee replacements went through treatments such as injections that did not help, that are not recommended, and that accounted for a third of their […]
Boyd JA, et al. Orthopedics. 2016;doi:10.3928/01477447-20160719-01. March 7, 2017 Results from this study demonstrated women, patients 70 years and older, obese patients, those with diabetes, depression disorders and rheumatoid arthritis had a higher chance of conversion to total knee arthroplasty 2 years following a knee arthroscopy. Researchers identified 68,090 patients older than 50 years who […]
MARCH 3, 2017 For people who have osteoarthritis (OA), knee pain severity may be a far more important predictor of long-term incident widespread pain than structural damage, according to results from Canada’s Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST). Indeed, researchers at the Université de Montréal concluded that consistent frequent knee pain, symptomatic knee OA and knee pain […]
Growing evidence of relationship, but only for females by Wayne Kuznar, Contributing Writer February 19, 2017 Women with thigh muscle weakness have an increased risk of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (RKOA), but this relationship was no longer significant when adjusting for body mass index (BMI). In men, in contrast, thigh muscle strength was similar between knees with RKOA and […]