(HealthDay)—Acupuncture is a feasible adjunct therapy for short-term postsurgical pain management in total joint replacement, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Pain Medicine.
Jan 21, 2015
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A popular surgery to repair meniscal tears may increase the risk of osteoarthritis and cartilage loss in some patients, according to research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ...
Dec 3, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Regular running doesn't seem to increase your chances of developing knee osteoarthritis, and it may even help prevent the disease, researchers report.
Nov 18, 2014
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Obesity affects individual patient care, the healthcare system and nearly every organ in the body. People with obesity often have other health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, certain tumors and cancers, and psychiatric ...
Oct 20, 2014
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University of Queensland researchers are seeking solutions that could save billions of dollars by helping almost half a million Australians avoid the need for knee joint replacements.
Oct 2, 2014
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Among patients older than 50 years with moderate to severe chronic knee pain, neither laser nor needle acupuncture provided greater benefit on pain or function compared to sham laser acupuncture, according to a study in the ...
Sep 30, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers are trialling a once-a-year treatment to slow osteoarthritis. Led by Monash University Professor Flavia Cicuttini, the researchers are looking at whether medications currently used to treat ...
Sep 22, 2014
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Giving the clotting drug tranexamic acid to patients undergoing joint replacement surgery can reduce the need for blood transfusions while not increasing the risk of complications, finds a study published in the BMJ today.
Aug 12, 2014
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Partial knee replacement surgery is safer than total knee replacement, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.
Jul 7, 2014
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The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014) identify a correlation between the presence of biomarkers in the blood, known as micro RNAs (miRNAs), and the development ...
Jun 11, 2014
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