Control your weight:Being overweight can greatly affect your knees. To prevent any major damage to your knees, make sure you eat a healthy diet and regularly participate in physical exercises to be in your best shape. Exercise:Not only does exercising help maintain a healthy weight or lose som...
Osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent issues that affect our knees. Osteoarthritis means that the cartilage in your knee is becoming thinner. As the cartilage thins, the cushioning in your knee is disappearing. The pain from a knee with arthritis can come from many different sources. It ...
However, once bitten, children are more likely to suffer a fear of dogs, called cynophobia, which is the most common phobia in children and estimated to affect 9% of children by age 12 years.20 Bottom line: Nearly all dog bites are preventable. What we are doing today makes sense but ...
However, for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, although most studies were of low or moderate quality, a few supplements had positive effects. Vitamin D, chondroitin and glucosamine For osteoarthritis, there was moderate-quality evidence supporting a small positive effect on pain and function for ...
Rhizarthrosis, also known as trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis, is a type of osteoarthritis that affects the thumb, and treatments range from splints to surgery. Investigators have uncovered various genetic differences between individuals with rhizarthrosis who undergo surgery for their condition versus those...
A recent review covers current and future perspectives for osteoarthritis treatment, and the use of delivery systems to improve treatment effectiveness.
"Killer heels could lead to osteoarthritis in knees,"The Daily Telegraph reports. An analysis of the walking patterns (gait) of 14 women found evidence that walking in high heels puts the knees under additional strain. Over time, this may potentially lead to osteoarthritis: so-called wear and...
Knee pain is most often associated with osteoarthritis, the type that is related to aging or overuse. Knee pain can also occur with rheumatoid arthritis, but it will occur in both knees at once. Gout is a type of arthritis that first attacks the big toe, but later attacks may strike the...
(2) Chronic osteoarthritis or traumatic arthritis of isolated joints of more than a minimal degree, which has interfered with the following of a physically active vocation in civilian life or that prevents the satisfactory performance of military duty. ...
After chronic low back pain, Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders are the second most common musculoskeletal condition affecting 5 to 12% of the population, with an annual health cost estimated at $4 billion. Chronic disability in TMJ osteoarthritis (