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Health Tip: Manage Your Arthritis

Posted 18 days ago by Drugs.com

-- Taking care of your joints and managing arthritis can help reduce symptoms, improve joint function and lower your healthcare costs. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests these management techniques: Get regular physical activity of at least 30 minutes daily, at least five days per week. Break the time into 10-minute increments, if necessary. Lose any extra pounds, which can take a toll on your joints. Schedule regular visits with your doctor. Protect your joints from injury, especially if you play sports or have a job that requires repetitive motion. Read more

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Sugar Injections for Knee Arthritis May Ease Pain: Study

Posted 20 May 2013 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 20 – Injections of a sugar solution appear to help relieve knee pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis, a new study suggests. The technique – known as dextrose prolotherapy – has been around for 75 years but is still considered an "alternative" therapy. "Our study suggests very strongly that prolotherapy is a safe and appropriate therapy for people with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis that hasn't responded optimally to other therapy," said lead researcher Dr. David Rabago, an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. "We don't know exactly what the mechanism of action is," Rabago said. "One theory is the injections trigger a healing response at the point of the injection." It's this lack of biological evidence that has kept prolotherapy from winning mainstream medical acceptance. "Like ... Read more

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'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: Study

Posted 15 Apr 2013 by Drugs.com

FRIDAY, April 12 – Special "mobility shoes" might ease the strain on the knees of people with knee arthritis, a small study has found. This type of flat, flexible footwear is designed to mimic the biomechanics of walking barefoot, researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago explained. The study was funded by the Arthritis Foundation and included 16 people with knee osteoarthritis who wore specially made mobility shoes six hours per day, six days a week. The patients were evaluated after six weeks, three months and six months. According to the researchers, long-term use of mobility shoes helped the patients adapt their gait (how they walk), which led to a reduction in what's known as "knee loading" – the force placed on knees during daily activities. This reduction in knee loading continued even after the patients stopped wearing the mobility shoes, according to the ... Read more

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Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study Finds

Posted 2 Apr 2013 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 2 – Exercise-related damage in cartilage can help identify people with the earliest stages of osteoarthritis, a new study reveals. The findings could improve early detection of the painful joint disease and could also be used to improve methods of repairing damaged cartilage, said study senior author Alan Grodzinsky, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and colleagues. For the study, the researchers developed a method that identifies osteoarthritis-related changes that occur in cartilage in response to high-load activities such as running and jumping. Cartilage is firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones and keeps them from rubbing together. When osteoarthritis begins to develop, the ability of cartilage to resist physical-activity-related impact is reduced. This is now known to be due to the loss of molecules called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Using their new ... Read more

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Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage

Posted 19 Mar 2013 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, March 19 – Physical therapy is comparable to surgery in improving movement and reducing pain for some patients with knee arthritis and torn knee cartilage, new research finds. Many middle-aged and older adults have severe knee pain due to a tear in the meniscus, a crucial support structure in the knee that is often damaged in people with knee osteoarthritis. Each year in the United States, more than 450,000 arthroscopic surgeries are performed to treat meniscal tears, but scant data exist to help doctors determine if physical therapy or surgery is the best treatment for a patient, according to the researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Their study of 351 patients – all over age 45 with knee pain, meniscal tear and knee osteoarthritis – suggests that physical therapy may be equal to surgery for some patients. Participants were randomly assigned to be treated ... Read more

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Gene Therapy Helped Mice Withstand Osteoarthritis: Study

Posted 14 Mar 2013 by Drugs.com

THURSDAY, March 14 – In a very early sign of medical progress on the osteoarthritis front, scientists report they've used injections of modified genes to reduce the risk that mice will develop the painful, debilitating condition. There's no way to know if the gene therapy treatment will help humans, and scientists are far from understanding the treatment's side effects and potential cost. But the findings are more than just good news for mice with creaky joints. "This work identifies an approach that can make a difference," explained study co-author Dr. Brendan Lee, director of the Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Bone Disease Program of Texas. "There's a great need for treating and preventing osteoarthritis." The disease, the most common form of arthritis, appears as your joints deteriorate with aging. It often strikes the hands, knees, neck and hips, causing pain, stiffness and ... Read more

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Health Tip: Protect Your Hips From Arthritis Damage

Posted 11 Mar 2013 by Drugs.com

-- Osteoarthritis can strike the hip following years of wear and tear that causes damage to the joint. Protecting the hips from further stress can help reduce damage. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons lists these suggestions to help slow the progression of hip arthritis: Allow your hips to rest, and don't overuse the joints. Practice a physical-therapy regimen that includes gentle exercises such as swimming, cycling and water aerobics to maintain joint function and motion. Try taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Make sure you get plenty of sleep every night. If you are overweight, lose weight. Consider using a cane to ease strain on the joint if your arthritis worsens. Read more

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Help on Horizon for Cats With Arthritis

Posted 22 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 22 – Researchers say they have found a way to diagnose and treat osteoarthritis in cats. The researchers, from the University of Montreal, examined 120 cats and found that 39 had osteoarthritis. The team established methods to evaluate how much arthritis-related pain the cats had and how the disease affected their movement. Next, the researchers tested the anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam and found that it provided various levels of pain relief depending on dosage levels. Cats that were given the highest dosage of the drug for four weeks continued to have pain relief for five weeks after they stopped receiving the drug, which caused no side effects. Although meloxicam provided pain relief for cats with osteoarthritis, it did not reduce pain associated with touch, such as petting, according to the study, which was published Feb. 13 in the journal Research in Veterinary ... Read more

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Chemicals in Cookware, Carpets May Raise Arthritis Risk in Women

Posted 14 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Feb. 14 – In what researchers are calling a first, a new analysis suggests that the greater a woman's exposure to a type of common chemical compound called PFCs, the greater her risk for developing osteoarthritis. Researchers did not find a similar risk among men regarding these chemicals, which are now found in everything from nonstick cookware to take-out containers and carpeting. Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, causes pain and stiffness and involves degeneration of the cartilage in the joints. And the study authors stressed that while their investigation identified a robust link between osteoarthritis and exposure to two specific PFC chemicals – known as PFOA and PFOS – for now the finding can only be described as an association, rather than a cause-and-effect relationship. "But we did find a clear and strong association between exposure to [these] ... Read more

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Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care

Posted 13 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 – Youngsters who suffer an injury to the knee's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) require special treatment and care to prevent future knee injuries and complications such as osteoarthritis, a new study indicates. The ACL is the main, stabilizing ligament of the knee joint. ACL injuries were once rare in children and young teens but are on the rise due to factors such as year-round training, less free play and a focus on only one type of sport, according to the researchers They analyzed published studies to identity the best ways to treat ACL injuries in children and adolescents whose bones have not yet fully matured, which typically occurs in girls by age 14 and in boys by age 16. The study appears in the February issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Based on their review, the researchers said that youngsters with an ACL injury should ... Read more

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Vitamin D Doesn't Improve Knee Arthritis, Study Finds

Posted 8 Jan 2013 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Jan. 8 – Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce pain or cartilage loss in people with knee osteoarthritis, researchers have found. Some prior studies had suggested that vitamin D might benefit these patients. "Vitamin D is a very hot topic in medicine and many people in the United States have low vitamin D levels," noted one expert not connected to the study, Dr. Diane Horowitz, a rheumatologist at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Great Neck, N.Y. "Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency have been associated with a variety of medical conditions," Horowitz said. "There is conflicting evidence of the role of vitamin D supplementation in alleviating the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis." The new two-year study included nearly 150 patients with an average age of 62 who had knee osteoarthritis and took either an inactive placebo or 2,000 international units per day of a ... Read more

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FDA Medwatch Alert: Reumofan Plus Dietary Supplement Relabeled and Sold as “WOW”: Public Warning - Undeclared Drug Ingredients

Posted 21 Dec 2012 by Drugs.com

ISSUE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that the potentially harmful dietary supplement product Reumofan Plus is being relabeled and sold under the name “WOW.”  The product is being marketed to treat arthritis, muscle pain, osteoporosis, bone cancer, and other conditions.  FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that “WOW” contains the same prescription drug ingredients that are in Reumofan Plus, including dexamethasone (a corticosteroid), diclofenac sodium (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug), and methocarbamol (a muscle relaxant).  These ingredients have the potential to cause serious injury. BACKGROUND: FDA warned the public of the harm of Reumofan Plus on June 1, 2012, and again on August 21, 2012.  Since June, FDA has received dozens of adverse event reports, many of them serious, from consumers who used Reumofan Plus.  The reports include liver injury ... Read more

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Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study

Posted 28 Nov 2012 by Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 – Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to suffer hip dislocation after hip replacement surgery than those with osteoarthritis, a new study says. In addition, rheumatoid arthritis patients have a higher infection risk after total knee replacement than osteoarthritis patients, the study authors found. Rheumatoid arthritis, which is felt throughout the whole body, is caused when a person's immune system attacks his or her own tissues. Osteoarthritis, which is usually felt only in the joints, is caused by wear and tear on the body. For the study, the investigators analyzed the findings of 40 studies published between January 1990 and December 2011. The studies included arthritis patients aged 18 or older who had hip or knee replacements. The findings are published in the Nov. 28 online edition of Arthritis & Rheumatism. "Joint arthroplasty is successful in ... Read more

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Too Much or Too Little Activity Can Spur Knee Problems

Posted 26 Nov 2012 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 26 – For middle-aged adults trying to protect their knee health, it may be best to avoid extreme ends of the exercise spectrum, such as too much high-impact exercise or too little physical activity, researchers have found. While playing tennis and running can speed up the deterioration of knee cartilage, so can just sitting on the couch, investigators from the University of California, San Francisco, pointed out. Using MRI scans, the researchers monitored changes in the right knee cartilage of 205 patients over the course of four years. Cartilage at the patella, femur and tibia of the right knee joint were examined when the study began, at a two-year visit and again after four years. The participants, who ranged in age from 45 to 60 years, also kept track of their physical activity in a questionnaire. Some of the participants involved in the study also wore an ... Read more

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Keep Moving to Ease Pain of Knee Arthritis: Review

Posted 6 Nov 2012 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Nov. 6 – Adults with painful osteoarthritis of the knee should turn to exercise – aerobic, aquatic or strength training – as a good nonsurgical way to ease their pain and improve their functioning, a new review suggests. To reach this conclusion, Dr. Tatyana Shamliyan, a senior research associate at the University of Minnesota, and her colleagues reviewed 193 studies that were published between 1970 and 2012. "Several guidelines recommend nondrug treatment, including exercise, electrical stimulation, tai chi and esthetics," Shamliyan said. Her team analyzed the evidence and came up with results that were sometimes at odds with those guidelines. They looked at how the therapies affected pain, functioning and disability. "Based on the analysis, we can't conclude sustained benefit with tai chi, manual therapy or massage, or transcutaneous electrical [nerve] stimulation," she ... Read more

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