Water exercises, includingswimming, jogging in water, and water aerobics, are go-to exercises that can help strengthen knee muscles. The buoyancy of the water allows you to exercise without putting pressure on your joints. A 2016 study showed that regular swimming exercise reduced joint pain and ...
For people who need more support than a sleeve, a soft-hinged knee brace may help. These have an open hole cut out for your knee and are used to treat osteoarthritis and knee instability.2 Soft-hinged knee braces can be put on over your foot, like a compression sleeve. Some types have...
If your dog has a trick knee, you can rush into surgery or look for alternatives. Here is what else you can do for your dog.
Contrary to what some believe, the term “aerobic” doesn’t necessarily mean high impact or strenuous. There are a number of knee health benefits for people who engage in low-impact aerobic exercises. In some cases, lower-impact activities can also help stave off injury while exerc...
brace. The unloading brace can work wonders in cases where only one side of the knee is damaged by a meniscus tear and/or osteoarthritis,which is usually the case. The brace works by shifting some of your body weight from the damaged side of your knee to the side that is in better ...
The bite is large, or it doesn’t stop bleeding after you’ve held pressure on it for 15 minutes. It may need to be closed with stitches. You think the bite may have damaged a bone, tendons, or nerves, because you can’t bend or straighten the body part or you’ve lost feeling ...
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have emerged as a promising tool in the field of regenerative medicine due to their unique therapeutic properties as they can differentiate into multiple cell types and exert paracrine effects. However, despite encouraging results obtained in preclinical studies, cl...
A“sprain” often shows that your certain body’s part is overused and stressed. Ligaments are bands of tissue, which help to keep bones and joints in place. When an ankle sprain occurs,your ligaments may be pulled beyond their ability. When these ankle ligaments are completely damaged, your...
you foresee having to do this, consider rappelling without an extension. (Note: If you’ve core-shot only one side of your rope, avoid passing the knot by simply rigging your rappel as a carabiner-block and rappelling on the undamaged side on a single strand. Seeclimbing...
Did you know OA is almost always only in one area of a joint? The rest of your joint is primed and ready for strengthening. Take, for example, a knee with osteoarthritis. It is very unlikely that every surface within your knee has damaged cartilage and arthritis. And I can say this af...