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Patients may live longer after hip replacement study suggests
Hip replacement surgery not only improves quality of life but is also associated with increased life expectancy, compared to people of similar age and sex, according to a new report.On : 07-May-2018- Source : Science Daily -
A SurgeryFree Fix for Bad Knees
Tiny pellets could treat arthritic knee pain, delaying the need for knee replacementsurgery, a small study has found.On : 07-May-2018- Source : MedicineNet.com -
How to identify and treat inner knee pain
The inner or medial knee refers to the part that is closest to the other knee. A range of conditions or injuries can cause pain in this area.On : 07-May-2018- Source : Medical Xpress -
Patellar tendonitis jumpers knee Treatment and recovery
Patellar tendonitis is a knee injury affecting the patella tendon. It is common in athletes who jump and land with force.On : 07-May-2018- Source : Medical Xpress -
Study shows men and women tear ACL the same way in noncontact injury
While women are two to four times more likely than men to tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in their knee, the cause of this injury is no different between the sexes, according to new research from Duke Health.On : 07-May-2018- Source : Medical Xpress -
Physiotherapist contributes to guidelines for knee cartilage treatment
Produced by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and featuring a contribution from Dr Karen Hambly, a chartered physiotherapist and member of the University of Kent's School of Sports and Exercise Sciences (SSES), the guidelines are intended to be used by orthopaedic physical the...On : 07-May-2018- Source : Medical Xpress -
Less pain post TKA with addition of peripheral nerve blocks
Addition of an interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee (IPACK) block and adductor canal block (ACB) to periarticular injection (PAI) is associated with less pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study presented at the 2018 World Congress on Region...On : 07-May-2018- Source : Medical Xpress -
Weight loss after stomachnarrowing surgery eases chronic knee pain
A new report finds that extremely obese people who have a band surgically strapped around their stomachs to restrict food intake not only lose weight but also suffer less from arthritic knee pain.On : 07-May-2018- Source : Science Daily -
Minimally invasive treatment reduces knee pain and disability from osteoarthritis
A nonsurgical treatment could improve quality of life for patients with knee pain due to osteoarthritis, according to new research.On : 07-May-2018- Source : Science Daily -
Is knee pain linked to depression
According to researchers, knee osteoarthritis affects some 55 percent of people over age 40 in Japan. A research team recently published a study examining the effects of knee pain on depression since, until now, few studies have focused on how knee pain and impaired knee function relate to depressio...On : 07-May-2018- Source : Science Daily