Search Results for: Osteoarthritis
Regenerative medicine: Revolutionising osteoarthritis treatment
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, affecting over 528 million people worldwide. OA results in chronic pain, stiffness, and reduced joint function. Conventional treatments focus on symptomatic relief […]
Bringing awareness to the overlap of diabetes and osteoarthritis in American populations
Linked conditions Research has discovered that there is a connection between diabetes and osteoarthritis (OA). Each condition predisposes an individual for the other due to the large overlap between OA […]
Why do women experience more chronic pain than men?
Chronic pain is poorly managed by current healthcare systems, with limited treatments. However, little is known about chronic pain, especially in autoimmune diseases. Dr Gurmit Singh and colleagues at McMaster University, […]
Knee pain: ‘The hidden lesions’ and novel treatments
Knee pain and osteoarthritis (knee OA) impact hugely on quality of life. Drawing from clinical experience and research studies, Professor Shaw-Ruey Lyu and colleagues at the School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi […]
Long-term outcomes in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Due to the degeneration of the knee joint in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), walking becomes difficult. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can restore the ability to walk. Several reports have […]
Can aquatic exercise be used as an effective therapy for age-related conditions?
Professor Eadric Bressel of Utah State University has been assessing the positive impact that aquatic exercise can have on motor function. Through a series of experiments, Professor Bressel and collaborators […]
Bidirectional relationship between chronic pain and insomnia
Dr Aubrey Husak, internal medicine resident at the Ohio State University, and Dr Matthew Bair, Core Investigator at VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication and Associate Professor at […]
Shouldering the burden: A new approach to shoulder pain
The work of Professor Richard Page and Dr Stephen Gill, the Barwon Centre for Orthopaedic Research and Education (B-CORE), uses sophisticated and modern technologies to examine gene expression and molecular […]
Pure Green Pharmaceuticals Inc. The company at the forefront of medicinal cannabis product development
Cannabis is said to relieve many ailments but much remains unknown about its therapeutic potential and high-quality scientific research is desperately needed. Pure Green Pharmaceuticals Inc., headed by Steve Goldner, […]
A valid and reliable clinical outcome measure for patellofemoral instability
Patellofemoral instability can be an extremely debilitating and painful condition. Recognising that the previous outcome measures used to assess patients after treatment were not ideal for patellofemoral instability, Dr Laurie […]