Knee Osteoarthritis

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- Total knee replacement is cost effective - 10.6
- Strong thigh muscles protect women from osteoarthritis symptoms - 8.7
- Excessive physical activity and exercise may lead to knee osteoarthritis - 8.5
- Joint replacement improves osteoarthritis in older adults - 7.8
- Arthroscopy may not help osteoarthritis patients - 7.6
- Flexible shoes better for arthritic knees in osteoarthritis - 7.3
- Don't postpone knee-replacement surgery - 7.2
- Osteoarthritis risk linked to shorter index finger - 7.1
- Female hormone cycle affects knee joints - 7
- Chinese exercise Tai chi relieves knee pain - 6.6

Knee Osteoarthritis articles

63% women suffer from some knee pain
63% of women age 50 and older reported persistent, incident, or intermittent knee pain during a 12-year study period, revealed by researchers. Predictors for persistent pain included higher body mass index (BMI), previous knee injury, and radiographic osteoarthritis (OA).

Flexible shoes better for arthritic knees in osteoarthritis
Flip-flops and sneakers with flexible soles are easier on the knees than clogs or even special walking shoes, a study by Rush University Medical Center has found. And that's important, because loading on the knee joints is a key factor in the development of osteoarthritis.

Running shoes may cause damage to knees, hips, ankles
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for more disability in the elderly than any other disease. Running, although it has proven cardiovascular and other health benefits, can increase stresses on the joints of the leg.

Excessive physical activity and exercise may lead to knee osteoarthritis
Middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis.

Strong thigh muscles protect women from osteoarthritis symptoms
Thigh muscle strength does not predict the occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) uncovered in x-rays, but does predict incidence of painful or stiff knee OA, revealed by researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Total knee replacement is cost effective
Total knee replacement (arthroplasty) appears to be a cost-effective procedure for older adults with advanced osteoarthritis in the US Medicare, revealed by researchers.

Female hormone cycle affects knee joints
New research from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary has found a connection between the laxity of a woman's knee joint and her monthly hormone cycle.

Chinese exercise Tai chi relieves knee pain
Tai chi is effective in the treatment of pain and physical impairment in people with severe knee osteoarthritis, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.

Glucosamine, chondroitin no better than placebo in osteoarthritis
The dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients, revealed by researchers at University of Utah.

Arthroscopy may not help osteoarthritis patients
Arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee provides no additional benefit to optimized physical and medical therapy, revealed by researchers in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) issue of Sept. 11, 2008.

Joint replacement improves osteoarthritis in older adults
Older adults who have hip or knee replacement surgery for severe osteoarthritis may take several weeks to recover but appear to have excellent long-term outcomes, according to a report in the July 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Knee surgery referral to men more
Physicians and surgeons recommend knee replacement surgery to men more than female patients complaining of knee pain, revealed by canadian researchers highlighting unconscious prejudices among doctors.

Glucosamine no better than placebo in reducing hip pain
A new, two-year, randomized, placebo-controlled trial found that glucosamine sulfate was no better than placebo in controlling hip pain, the ability to do normal activities and the progression of hip osteoarthritis. Glucosamine is a natural substance found in healthy joint cartilage.

Don't postpone knee-replacement surgery
Research at the University of Delaware indicates that women wait longer to pursue knee-replacement surgery than men do.

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