Inflammatory sacroiliitis happens when your sacroiliac joint tissue becomes inflamed for various reasons that are not degenerative or organic. Pyogenic sacroiliitis is the joint's inflammation due to an infection. Degenerative sacroiliitis forms because a degenerative bone or joint condition caused it....
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic osteoarthritis (OA) is a common diagnosis leading to hip arthroplasty. Patients undergoing unilateral hip arthroplasty often wonder whether their other hip will follow the same path as the one that was operated on, and if so, when? There also are limited data available to...
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can both make joints painful, swollen, or stiff. But the two diseases have big differences. Osteoarthritis, known as OA, happens when the cartilage that cushions the ends of your bones gradually breaks down. Aging, injuries, and extra weight are a few of...
Support from a group can help you lose more weight than doing it alone. You'll gain perspective, encouragement, tips -- even a little competition, if that's the kind of thing that gets you motivated. Durant, who lost 115 pounds, started with Weight Watchers. "My leader was fantastic," ...
A 2024 study showed that people withosteoarthritis(common wear-and-tear arthritis) who bike as a means of physical activity had less knee pain than people who didn't cycle.6 3. Weight Management People who bike regularly were found to have healthybody compositionand less incidence of obesity....
Osteoarthritisusuallyhappensgraduallyovertime.Someriskfactorsthat mightleadtoitinclude: •Beingoverweight •Gettingolder •Jointinjury •Jointsthatarenotproperlyformed •Ageneticdefectinjointcartilage •Stressesonthejointsfromcertainjobsandplayingsports. ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) andosteoarthritis(OA) are commontypes of arthritis. Both cause pain and joint damage, but they’re different diseases. RA is an autoimmune disease. It happens when your immune system doesn’t work the way it should. When you’re healthy, your immune system attacks ...
If this happens the tendons are called upon to do more of the work load and can easily be over stressed.Between the bones are layers of cartilage allowing the bone ends to glide smoothly against each other.Ruptured Tendons:If too many fibers are torn the tendon will "tear" and like the ...
Keeping our furry companions happy and healthy is a top priority for pet parents. But what happens when your dog or cat shows mobility issues, suffers an injury, or needs help recovering after surgery? That’s where pet physical therapy comes in — a tailored approach to help improve your ...
Foods cooked at high temperatures are high in advanced glycation end product (AGE). AGE is a toxin that damages certain proteins in the body. When this happens, the body will try to break the AGEs by using cytokines which are inflammatory messengers. AGEs may result in inflammation and arthri...