Pediatrics
New trial to ease knee pain in school kids
Deakin researchers are exploring a simple, low-cost solution to help relieve kneecap pain in adolescents.
Sep 30, 2022
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News tagged with knee pain
Surgery
Clinical trial shows implantable shock absorber relieves knee pain, delays knee replacement
Knee pain is commonly caused by osteoarthritis, a chronic condition that affects approximately 14 million Americans of all ages. If physical therapy and over-the-counter pain medication don't relieve the pain, treatments ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Surgery
A new way to control pain after knee replacement surgery
In a recent study, Houston Methodist researchers presented clinical evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of injecting pain medication directly into the tibia during knee replacement surgery for better postoperative ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Addiction
Examining the effect of prescribing patterns on utilization of opioid medication in ACL reconstruction
Prescribing smaller quantities of opioid medication appears to be as effective in controlling postoperative pain after knee surgery as higher quantities and may help to limit the number of opioids prescribed and possible ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Treating knee osteoarthritis without surgery
Dr. Prakash Jayabalan has long pondered why more non-operative treatment options aren't available to patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), particularly because it is the most common cause of disability in the U.S.
May 12, 2022
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Medications
Duloxetine added to multimodal pain management reduces opioid use after knee replacement
A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found that the antidepressant duloxetine reduced the use of opioid medication when added to a multimodal pain management regimen after knee replacement surgery. ...
May 11, 2022
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Health
The suffering of those who cannot feel pain
Patrice Abela first knew something was wrong when his eldest daughter was learning to walk and her feet left trails of blood behind her, yet she showed no sign of distress.
Apr 5, 2022
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Surgery
Study reports majority of patients recover from knee replacement without opioids
A retrospective case series study led by Dr. Vinod Dasa, Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that more than two-thirds of the patients who underwent total knee replacement ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Surgery
Three orthopedic surgeries that might be doing patients (and their pockets) more harm than good
Orthopedic surgery (surgery for problems related to bones, joints, tendons and ligaments) is the third most common reason Australians go under the knife.
Mar 25, 2022
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Surgery
Knee replacement in folks over 80: Less risky than you think
Knee replacement surgery is increasingly common among people over 80 sidelined with knee pain, and the procedure isn't as hazardous for them as often assumed.
Mar 22, 2022
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