Surgery

Lasers remove inches from fat trouble spots

(HealthDay) -- Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is effective for body slimming, according to a study published in the March issue of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Is surgery the only option for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis?

Many middle age and older adults have disabling knee pain due to a tear in the meniscus, an important supporting structure in the knee that is often damaged in patients with underlying knee osteoarthritis. In the United States, ...

Surgery

General anesthesia ups knee replacement complications

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, use of general anesthesia is associated with a significant increase in complications compared with spinal anesthesia, according to a study published in the Feb. ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Poor sleep, negative attitude amplify pain in knee osteoarthritis

A new study reports that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who have poor sleep habits display greater central sensitization—an amplification of clinical pain. Findings published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal ...

Overweight & Obesity

Childhood obesity major link to hip diseases

Significant hip deformities affect around 1 in 500 children. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disease of adolescence. The condition always requires surgery, can cause significant pain, and often ...

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