Sports medicine & Kinesiology
You can prevent sports overuse injuries
"Move it or lose it" the saying goes, but too much exercise or playing sports can lead to overuse injuries.
Jan 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 impacts worse for Māori, Pasifika and disabled people, study finds
Results of a major nationwide study show the impacts of COVID-19 have been worse for Māori, Pasifika, and disabled people.
Jan 27, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Have arthritis? Design your office to ease the strain
Whether your job is remote or takes you to an office, you'll feel better and offset joint pain by having a workspace that's designed to work for you instead of against you.
Jan 18, 2023
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Health
What happens if your thyroid is too active or not active enough?
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn how important it is that your thyroid functions properly.
Jan 16, 2023
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Surgery
Better transplants for better joints: A closer look at micromechanical mismatch influences in cartilage regeneration
A collaborative team, which includes scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has elucidated ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nerve block an effective treatment for painful shoulder condition
Treating the painful shoulder condition adhesive capsulitis with a nerve block is a safe, simple and effective treatment, according to recent results from a Flinders-led clinical trial.
Dec 21, 2022
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Diabetes
Metformin use significantly reduces risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes
Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that usually causes joint pain and can be severe enough to require knee and hip replacements. In the United States, the number of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Surgery
Higher prices don't imply better care for patients undergoing joint replacement
The prices that insurers negotiate for total joint replacement (TJR) procedures vary widely according to type of insurer and aren't associated with conventional measures of health care quality, according to a study in Clinical ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
New AI can detect early osteoarthritis from X-ray images
Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and the Central Finland Health Care District have developed an AI-based neural network to detect an early knee osteoarthritis from X-ray images. AI was able to match doctors' ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Surgery
Transcriptomic technique may help identify infections after knee and hip replacement
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of knee and hip replacement surgery that can, in some cases, be difficult to distinguish from other causes of arthroplasty failure. An "omics"-based tool ...
Dec 5, 2022
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