Osteoarthritis
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Metformin linked to reduced osteoarthritis risk
Though the findings were in observational studies, one of which did not reach significance, the results line up with the findings of other...
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Metabolic syndrome linked to knee pain in middle adulthood
Metabolic syndrome that develops in middle age had a greater association with osteoarthritis knee symptoms and pain than metabolic syndrome that...
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Osteoarthritis adjunctive therapies offer negligible added benefit to exercise
Interventions such as electrophysical stimulation and acupuncture don’t appear to offer much benefit in reducing pain or improving physical...
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Antidepressants benefit some patients with osteoarthritis pain
Although some patients benefit from antidepressants for osteoarthritis pain, it’s difficult to know which patients will benefit and which will be...
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Link between knee pain, sleep disturbance related to daily activities
Findings suggested that it’s only knee pain, not the severity of knee osteoarthritis, that’s significantly associated with sleep disturbances, and...
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Presurgical expectations may influence patients’ attitudes, experiences after knee replacement
It may be worthwhile to discuss patients’ expectations about what they will be able to do with their knees postoperatively, but it’s unclear...
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Early exercise intervention improves knee osteoarthritis
Even patients whose symptoms have lasted less than a year experience improvements in pain and physical function when they initiate exercise...
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Marathon running does not increase arthritis risk: Survey
For those runners who had undergone knee or hip surgery or had a previous hip or knee injury that prevented running, the likelihood of having...
Guidelines
Guidelines: Don’t delay total joint arthroplasty for additional nonoperative therapies
The guidelines also state that obesity alone should not be a reason to delay surgery.
From the Journals
Running does not cause lasting cartilage damage
A single bout of running causes only transient and small changes to the thickness and structure of healthy cartilage in the knee.
From the Journals
High HDL-C levels linked to increased fracture risk
High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with a higher risk for fracture among older adults, a cohort study suggests.