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Health

Stretches for calves, hamstrings and quads

(HealthDay)—Stretching your leg muscles can improve your flexibility and prevent injury. Here are three stretches that you can do every day and at every age.

Mar 11, 2019

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Knee pain goes under the knife following 'game changing' research

A new treatment for chronic pain from osteoarthritis has been trialled following clinical research conducted by the Royal Berkshire Hospital and University of Reading.

Mar 7, 2019

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Knee pain not linked with activity levels in adults with knee osteoarthritis

Knee pain was not associated with daily walking levels in an Arthritis Care & Research study of individuals with mild-to-moderate, symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

Mar 6, 2019

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Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Elite runners achieve speed through 'bouncing'

Casual runners could knock chunks off their 10K times by improving their bounce, say scientists in the UK.

Feb 27, 2019

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Surgery

Global study finds high success rate for hip and knee replacements

After reviewing thousands of case studies going back 25 years across six countries, generalisable survival data is now available for the first time to estimate how long hip and knee replacements are likely to last.

Feb 14, 2019

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Medical research

Stem cell treatments for arthritic knees are unproven, expensive and potentially dangerous

Twelve patients who tried injections of stem cells were hospitalized with infections, according to a report in the New York Times that should cause patients concern. More important is that they should investigate stem cell ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Sports medicine & Kinesiology

All that slipping and sliding on tennis courts prevents injuries: A biomechanics expert explains how

"Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100% sure it is wrong. I may have to play more on clay than before, but there aren't ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Radiographic knee osteoarthritis tied to increased risk for death

(HealthDay)—Radiographic knee osteoarthritis (RKOA) is associated with an increased risk for mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and renal diseases, but self-reported OA is not, according to a study published ...

Jan 18, 2019

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Prevalence of knee OA lower with menopausal hormone therapy

(HealthDay)—For postmenopausal women, the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis is lower with menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in Menopause.

Jan 17, 2019

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