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). […]
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 […]
Rheumatology International pp 1–16 | Cite as Systematic Review First Online: 15 November 2018 Abstract People with knee osteoarthritis have atrophy of the muscles surrounding the knee joint. Therefore, exercise programs primarily have been focused on the strengthening of quadriceps femoris muscle (QFM). Primary aim of this systematic review was to determine which exercise increases […]
Published: 08 November 2018 Shellie A. Boudreau Abstract The patient’s expression of pain using digital-body maps expands analytic opportunities for exploring the spatial variation of bodily pain. A common knee pain condition in adolescents and adults is patellofemoral pain (PFP) and recently PFP was shown to be characterized by a heterogeneous distribution of pain. Whether […]
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 […]
BY ERSON RELIGIOSO III, DPT, FAAOMPT Noises Around the Knee INTRO: Noise in the knee joint is a common symptom that often leads to outpatient clinic visits. However, there have been no previous review articles regarding noise around the knee despite its high prevalence. Song et al. (2018) reviewed the noise characteristics according to sound […]
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 […]
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 […]
October 2, 2018 The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial Victor A. van de Graaf, MD Key Points Question Is physical therapy noninferior to early surgery with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for improving knee function among patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears? Findings In this noninferiority randomized clinical trial that included 321 patients, knee function that was measured by a self-administered […]
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 […]
International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases — Ahmad HS, et al. | June 01, 2018 Authors compared the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) intra-articular injections as mono-therapeutic options for primary knee osteoarthritis (KOA). They also ascertained if the clinical outcomes were related to changes in the ultrasonography structural appearance. Findings suggested the […]
APM&R July 2018 Volume 99, Issue 7, Pages 1352–1359 Bo Hu, PhD Abstract Objective To determine the association between quadriceps rate of force development (RFD) and decline in self-reported physical function and objective measures of physical performance. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Community-based sample from 4 urban areas. Participants Osteoarthritis Initiative participants with or at […]
Journal of International Medical Research María Orosia Lucha-López Article first published online: June 25, 2018 Received: June 26, 2017; Accepted: March 27, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060518771825 Abstract Objective To assess the relationship between static frontal knee alignment in asymptomatic subjects and flexibility of the main muscles functionally related to the knee. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was […]
This article suggests that people with knee arthritis may respond favorably to a soft knee brace. The soft knee brace in this study was the GENUTEX A2, Human I, Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. Rheumatology — Cudejko T, et al. | June 22, 2018 Authors evaluated the impact of a soft knee brace on objectively assessed dynamic […]
Clinical and mechanistic improvements seen with weight loss of 20% or more by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 20, 2018 Older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who lost 20% or more of their body weight had significant improvements in pain and function, and experienced benefits on multiple other clinical and mechanistic outcomes, a secondary analysis […]
Di Yalong Arthritis Research & Therapy 2018 20:128 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-018-1621-0© The Author(s). 2018 Received: 16 September 2017Accepted: 13 May 2018 Published: 19 June 2018 Abstract Background In this study, we evaluated whether platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is superior to hyaluronic acid (HA) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, […]
by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 14, 2018 AMSTERDAM — Among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), greater structural disease severity and worse functional limitations were associated with an increased risk of developing depression, a researcher reported here. Compared with patients in the lowest quintile, patients in the highest quintile of disease structural severity as measured according […]
Chronic low back pain: At short term, massage, yoga, and psychological therapies (primarily Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) (strength of evidence [SOE]: moderate) and exercise, acupuncture, spinal manipulation, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation (SOE: low) were associated with slight improvements in function compared with usual care or inactive controls. Except for spinal manipulation, these interventions also improved pain. Effects […]
The Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative (CCGI) has just finished appraising and summarizing this 2018 guideline published in JOSPT, “Knee Pain and Mobility Impairments: Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Lesions”. This summary covers key recommendations for a physical examination (outcome measures, physical performance measures, and physical impairment measures), diagnosis, clinical course, risk factors, interventions, and imaging studies. […]