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Only higher-dose tramadol outperforms placebo for improved pain, function in knee, hip OA
A daily 300 mg dose of tramadol - but not 100 or 200 mg doses - surpassed placebo in improving pain and function related to hip or knee osteoarthritis, but was linked to...
1 month ago - Healio
Quantitative joint space width sensitive to change, linked to hip osteoarthritis in women
Semi-automated quantitative joint space width at the 50-degree location is sensitive to change as a measure of hip joint space over time, and is associated with hip...
1 month ago - Healio
Personalized 3D printed knee implant could help thousands of arthritis sufferers
Pioneering 'printed metal' procedure to create bespoke treatment for early knee osteoarthritis set to be trialed in the UK following MHRA approval.
2 monthes ago - ScienceDaily
Few older patients with knee OA receive conservative care prior to knee replacement
Just 23% of Medicare beneficiaries with osteoarthritis who eventually underwent knee replacement ever had a physical therapy visit, according to data published in Arthritis &...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Opioid users exhibit worse baseline knee osteoarthritis, faster degenerative progression
Patients with knee osteoarthritis who use opioids showed worse baseline structural degeneration and faster progression and had greater quality of life loss compared with...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Joshi Receives NIAMS Grant for Developing Hydrogel Based Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Nitin Joshi, PhD, of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, services was awarded the R01 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and...
2 monthes ago - BWH
Erosive hand osteoarthritis linked to greater radiographic progression, structural damage
Erosive hand osteoarthritis tends to target older adults and women with preexisting OA, and is associated with severe articular structural damage and radiographic progression...
3 monthes ago - Healio
VIDEO: Update on biologics for knee osteoarthritis
WAILEA, Hawaii - In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Jack M. Bert, MD, spoke about the use of biologics in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. “We do know that...
3 monthes ago - Healio
DR AMIR KHAN: Will shark pills, spices or a copper band help soothe my arthritis?
DR AMIR KHAN: This week's patient wants advice about their osteoarthritis which has affected their knees for the past ten years and whether alternative therapies will work.
3 monthes ago - Daily Mail
Atorvastatin fails to reduce knee cartilage loss in osteoarthritis compared with placebo
Once-daily atorvastatin 40 mg fails to significantly reduce cartilage loss over 2 years in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, compared with placebo, according to...
3 monthes ago - Healio
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If you're a woman over 50, you may be tempted to forgo strength training and stay physically active in other ways, like walking or cycling. However, these exercises aren't high...
High sugar intake may increase risk for Alzheimer's disease
Total sugar intake may affect cognitive function over time, with higher amounts potentially increasing risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to study results presented at the...
Optimization of modifiable factors may prevent persistently poor knee confidence
By addressing modifiable factors, clinicians may prevent a long-term course of persistently poor knee confidence in patients with or at elevated risk for knee osteoarthritis...