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Both low-, high-intensity exercises improve knee osteoarthritis
Overall, low- and high-dose exercise therapies were associated with similar improvements among patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to results of a randomized...
2 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
MRI-based grading may help determine which knees suitable for osteoarthritis treatment
Using MRIs to grade articular pathologies can help identify knees suitable for osteoarthritis trials, as well as those without cartilage damage for which treatment is not...
3 days ago - Healio
Improving Osteoarthritis Diagnosis Through a More Accurate Blood Test
Progression of osteoarthritis in the knee can be identified more accurately than current methods according to a new study.
4 days ago - Medindia Health
AAOS updates clinical practice guideline for surgical treatment of knee OA
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released an updated clinical practice guideline for the surgical management of knee osteoarthritis, according to a press...
7 days ago - Healio
Blood Test Bests Standard OA Prognostic Models in Early Study
A set of 15 blood-based biomarkers outperformed conventional prediction methods for knee osteoarthritis progression in a large preliminary study, researchers said. Based on...
7 days ago - MedPageToday - 3 articles
New blood test ‘more accurate' in identifying, predicting osteoarthritis progression
A new blood test may offer a more accurate way to track and predict the progression of knee osteoarthritis than current approaches, according to a press release from Duke...
7 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
Researchers compare high- and low-dose exercise therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have compared high dose exercise therapy versus low dose in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
9 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Is 93 is too old to get a new hip? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
MARTIN SCURR: My 93-year-old mother is in constant pain from osteoarthritis in her hip, but her age rules out joint replacement surgery.
9 days ago - Daily Mail
In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful. But Maybe More in Mind Than Body
High-dose exercise was only slightly more beneficial for patients with knee osteoarthritis than a less-intense program in a randomized trial, researchers said. After 12 weeks...
9 days ago - MedPageToday - 2 articles
'Very Doable' Low-Dose Workout Enough to Treat Knee OA
Exercise helps patients with knee osteoarthritis, but more isn't necessarily better, a new study found. Medscape Medical News
9 days ago - Medscape - 2 articles
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