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Knee Pain Relief Through The Ear? New Study Says It's Possible
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 — “It’s easier to put your elbow in your ear” is a time-tested way to describe the impossibility of any given task. But the route to easing knee pain might indeed wend through th...
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Aid Knee Pain
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) may be a safe pain-relieving treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a pilot study published...
Common Diabetes Drug, Metformin, Effective Against Knee Arthritis Pain
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says. Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during a six-month...
Metformin Beneficial for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain in Overweight, Obesity
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 – For patients with overweight or obesity and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, metformin is associated with a greater improvement in knee pain than placebo, according to a...
New Smart Insoles May Help Spot Early Signs of Dementia and More
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 — Imagine if your shoes could tell you when something's wrong with your health. A new "smart insole" system might make that possible, helping spot early signs of dementia, or...
Study IDs Predictors of Biomechanical Function in Patients With OA Undergoing Hip Replacement
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), osteoarthritis (OA) severity is the best predictor of preoperative biomechanical function, and preoperative muscle...
Alternative To Hip Replacement Helps Patients Remain Physically Active
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 — Jason Cutter had been feeling pain in his hips for years, and it had started to put a dent in his activities as an amateur hockey player and outdoorsman. Cutter, 50, c...
Yoga May Aid Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 – Yoga is noninferior to strengthening exercises for knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain in people aged 40 years and older, according to a study published online April 8 in JAMA...
High-Riding Patella Seen in ACL Reconstruction, Uninjured Contralateral Knees
TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – In anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and uninjured contralateral knees, the patella articulates higher on the femoral trochlea due primarily to a longer...
COPD Tied to Increased Risk for Death in Patients With Arthritis
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – Adults with arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk for mortality than individuals without COPD, according to a study recently...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 10 to 14
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from March 10 to 14 in San Diego, drawing approximately 2,000 participants from around the world. The conference h...
Death Risk Higher Among People With Arthritis And COPD
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – Arthritis sufferers who also have COPD have a significantly higher risk of death than those without the chronic breathing disease, a new study says. People with arthritis...
Overactive Bladder Positively Associated With Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 – Overactive bladder (OAB) is associated with arthritis, with a positive association seen after adjustment for all covariates, according to a study published online Feb. 13...
Osteoarthritis Burden Increasing Among Postmenopausal Women
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 – The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) is increasing among postmenopausal women, according to a study published online March 4 in BMJ Global Health. Huadong Xu, from Hangzhou...
Can Exercise Ease Knee Pain? Here's What the Research Shows
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Movement is medicine, or so they tell people with knee osteoarthritis – but are they right? A recent evidence review calls into question just how helpful exercise can be...
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