Stem Cell Injections for Knee Arthritis Researchers theorize that, when injected into to an osteoarthritic knee, stem cells might develop into cartilage cells; suppress inflammation; slow down cartilage degeneration; and/or decrease knee pain. The stem cells used in these injections are usually collect...
Study: Injections Ineffective For Knee ArthritisInjections of the lubricating substance hyaluronic acid may be little help to people with knee arthritisFox News
Also known as viscosupplementation, treating knee arthritis with HA injections aims to improve lubrication within the joint in order reduce pain and improve ease and range of motion.Before you consider this treatment, discuss it thoroughly with your rheumatologist, as there are some important things ...
Results of both studies were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting 32.5 million adults in the U.S. Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative and progressive condition with an ...
Various types of cellular injection have become a popular and costly treatment option for patients with knee osteoarthritis despite a paucity of literature establishing relative efficacy to each other or corticosteroid injections. Here we aimed to identi
Steroid injections are frequently used to relieve pain associated withosteoarthritisof the knee and hip, but new evidence suggests the treatment may do more harm than good for some people. Experts now stress the need for better informed consent about potential risks and benefits of injections. ...
Cortisone injections are a common treatment for inflammatory conditions such as knee osteoarthritis. By reducing inflammation, a cortisone injection can alleviate pain, swelling, skin redness, and warmth over the joint. A cortisone injection will not necessarily treat the underlying condition. For example...
Further studies are needed to identify the value of HA injections for knee osteoarthritis and to determine which patients may benefit from this therapy, Dr. Kamath and colleagues believe. They add, "Similarly, future studies should evaluate the efficacy of specific interventions that can help limit...
"Viscosupplementation therapy for the knee appears to have some transient improvement in a relatively small number of patients for variable periods of time -- most often less than six to 12 months," said Dr. William Robb, III, chairman of orthopedic surgery at North Shore University Health Syst...
A Louisville, Colorado, company is studying whether cells taken from patients' fat could reduce knee pain and improve motion in people with arthritis. Ad GID BIO is conducting a Phase III trial of a process that extracts fat from the patient, uses a chemical reaction to isolate cells believed...