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1 Jul 2022
Will it be possible to predict the future health status of your knee tissues?
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15 Jun 2022
TENS or weak opioids, what's best if you suffer from painful knee OA?
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9 Jun 2022
Does my diet affect my OA?
We interviewed a dietician to find out more about if and how your diet might affect your OA.
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16 May 2022
Doctoral thesis: Imaging techniques for studies of knee osteoarthritis
The aim of this thesis was to investigate imaging techniques to study tissues and degenerative changes related to knee osteoarthritis.
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7 May 2022
Frequent use of strong painkillers in patients with knee osteoarthritis the years before total knee replacement
Researchers have investigated the use of strong painkillers the years prior total knee replacement.
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25 Apr 2022
Is there a link between OA and obesity?
Researchers from Australia have investigated the incidence of obesity in patients with OA undergoing knee replacement.
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17 Mar 2022
Increased burden by osteoarthritis in the world
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24 Nov 2021
Osteoarthritis roundtable: Best from the ACR conference 2021
Doctors Jack Cush, Martin Englund, Gillian Hawker, Tihuna Neogi, and Kent Kwoh discuss the best OA research from the 2021 ACR (American College of Rheumatology) conference, includi...
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29 Oct 2021
The effect of PRP on ankle OA: No better than placebo
Earlier in October, we reported on a research study that showed that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for treating osteoarthritis of the knee did not have a better effect on O...
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27 Oct 2021
The many risks of the painkiller tramadol
Tramadol is an increasingly common drug prescribed for pain. Tramadol is a synthetic opioid (manufactured in a lab) that differs somewhat in its chemical structure compared to the ...
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19 Oct 2021
Not approved in the EU: Another setback for the drug tanezumab
The painkiller tanezumab was not approved by the European Medicine's Agency.
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18 Oct 2021
The benefits and side effects of common pain meds for osteoarthritis of the knee and hip
In a new meta-analysis (a compilation of results from a number of different research studies), the benefits and side effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), para...
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4 Oct 2021
PRP injections no more effective than placebo
PRP treatment (platelet-rich plasma) is a relatively new experimental treatment that is often marketed to be effective for patients with osteoarthritis. However, there is a lack of...
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15 Sep 2021
How common is knee osteoarthritis?
A Chinese research group has compiled data from 88 different scientific studies on the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis. The studies were from all around the world and together in...
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31 Aug 2021
Your genes play a part in the development of OA and perceived joint pain
Previous studies from Iceland have shown how osteoarthritis is often inherited and can be traced back several generations. A gene (genetic predisposition) is a segment of DNA conta...
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26 Aug 2021
Devil's Claw - the herbal medicine with a continued uncertain effect on OA pain
Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) is a plant in the sesame family native South Africa that has long been used as a herbal medicine to treat a number of different diseases. Th...
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23 Jun 2021
Is OA linked to cancer?
In a new Swedish study by Lund University on comorbidities in osteoarthritis, researchers studied if people with osteoarthritis are at an increased risk for cancer compared to peop...
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11 Jun 2021
Common comorbidities in osteoarthritis
In a new Swedish study by Lund University, researchers looked at how common it is with comorbidities in osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip. The study was published in the Americ...
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2 Jun 2021
The global burden of osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis has been described as the 15th most common cause of so-called “years lived with disability” (YLDs) in the world, which is a measure used to shed light on the burden ...