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Does Physical Activity Impact Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis?
In a recent analysis, investigators did not find any link between the amount and duration of physical activity with individuals' risk of developing knee osteoarthritis.
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Bone Health Technologies Receives $2.7M NIH Grant to Commercialize OsteoBoost
The $2.7M Commercialization Readiness Pilot grant, awarded as part of the Small Business Innovation Research Program, will be used to help commercialize OsteoBoost, an osteopenia treatment and osteoporosis prevention device.
Few Older Patients with Knee OA Receive Physical Therapy Prior to Surgery
Just 23% of Medicare beneficiaries with osteoarthritis who eventually underwent knee replacement ever had a physical therapy visit, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
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Speak With Physicians More Clearly About Chronic Pain with Vim
Arthritis Foundation releases Vim, a mobile app to help people manage their chronic pain.
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Say What? How Osteoporosis and Low Bone Density Link to Hearing Loss
The risk of subsequent moderate or worse hearing loss was up to 40% higher in study participants with osteoporosis or low bone density, according to Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers.
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Procedures Go One-On-One Against Ankle Arthritis
Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) appears to provide better long-term function than ankle arthrodesis (AA) for patients with severe arthritis of the ankle, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.
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CreakyJoints Launches ArthritisPower in Spanish
CreakyJoints announces the availability of ArthritisPower Español, a patient-centered research registry entirely available in Spanish for people living with joint, bone and inflammatory skin conditions, like arthritis.
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Using Artificial Intelligence, Researchers ID a New Bone Shape Measure in Knee OA
Using an Artificial Intelligence-based approach known as deep learning, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have now identified a new measure to determine the severity of knee osteoarthritis–named “subchondral bone length” (SBL).
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How Fat Grafting Could Aid Osteoarthritis Knee Function
A clinical study published in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery suggests how Puregraft fat grafting could significantly improve knee functional status and symptom relief at 3 and 6 months, in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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The Arthritis Foundation Releases New Report and Mobile App to Kick Off Arthritis Awareness Month
The Arthritis Foundation releases the results of “How it Hurts,” a report featuring a collection of data from people with arthritis. In addition, it introduces Vim, its new mobile app, designed to help arthritis patients manage their chronic pain.
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sam Aids Osteoarthritis Treatment By Doing This, Studies Suggest
A series of studies from 2014 through 2020 suggests that ZetrOZ Systems’ sam (sustained acoustic medicine) technology helps reduce pain and improve joint function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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Arthritis Footwear: What to Consider
Wearing the right shoes can help ease the symptoms of foot arthritis and preserve mobility. However, the wrong shoes can worsen arthritis pain and accelerate disease progression, according to VerywellHealth, which shares some tips for proper fit.
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Knee Osteoarthritis: These Analytical Tools Improve Pain Treatment Outcomes
Joseph A. Zeni, Jr, PT, PhD, shares what we now know, from prehab to rehab, regarding knee osteoarthritis pain and treatment, in this feature for the February/March 2021 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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Squishier Isn’t Good in This Case
Cushioning cells in cartilage are reprogrammed in a way that makes things worse when it comes to osteoarthritis, researchers suggest.
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Opioid Use-Related Societal Costs for Knee Pain Are High, According to Estimates
A recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research estimates that 858,000 Americans use opioids such as tramadol and oxycodone for their knee pain, equating to $14 billion in lifetime opioid-related societal costs, or nearly $0.5 billion annually.
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Osteoarthritis: Digital vs Traditional Treatment
New research conducted by the University of Nottingham using Joint Academy’s clinical evidence-based digital treatment for chronic joint pain suggests clinically important improvements of treating knee osteoarthritis digitally compared to traditional treatment.
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These Predict the Likelihood of High-Dose Opioid Use After Knee Surgery
These 10 clinical factors may predict which patients will persistently use high doses of opioids in the year following knee replacement surgery, according to a new study published in Arthritis Care & Research.
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