Category: Arthritis

Arthritis

Medicine’s Pain Avenger

As the cost of treatment rises, pain management solutions that are efficient and effective become vital assets in the therapist’s toolbox.

Arthritis

Can SAM Treat Arthritis Pain? Study Will Soon Tell

ZetrOZ Systems, developer of sustained acoustic medicine (SAM) -- an FDA-cleared home-use ultrasound device designed to help reduce pain associated with tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries -- has received funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to research new ways to reduce arthritic pain utilizing non-surgical, non-narcotic technology.

Arthritis

Aqua Elliptica Takes The Elliptical Out of the Gym and Into the Water

The Aqua Elliptica, described as an elliptical hybrid catamaran stand-up paddleboard, is designed to enable a cardiovascular workout similar to walking on water.

Don’t Toss Discarded Tissue from TKA Surgeries: Here’s Why

by Deborah Overman | Jun 19, 2020 | Arthritis, Research & Development | 0

Pluripotency expressing cells can be grown from the cartilage tissue of knee joints affected by ortheoarthritis and can open the doors to a spectrum of novel solutions to address cartilage damage, according to Dr Shojiro Katoh, President, Edogawa Hospital.

This Device Offers a Pain Management and Surgery Alternative

by Deborah Overman | Jun 11, 2020 | Arthritis, Ultrasound | 0

The sustained acoustic medicine device (sam) from ZetrOZ Systems is an FDA-cleared, long-duration ultrasound device, designed to treat arthritis and soft tissue injuries at home.

This Links Joint Disease and Psoriasis, Researchers Note

by Deborah Overman | Jun 9, 2020 | Arthritis | 0

An overabundance of a protein known as KLK6 can produce and worsen the skin inflammation characteristic of psoriasis, and can play a key role in damaging the joints and bones of people with the disorder, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and others.

How Integrating Digital Tools Enhances Understanding of Arthritis

by Deborah Overman | Jun 3, 2020 | Arthritis | 0

CreakyJoints is presenting data that demonstrate how integrating digital tools into patients’ arthritis management strategies can improve understanding of arthritis. These data are being shared during the European E-Congress of Rheumatology 2020, presented virtually by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) starting June 3.

Try This Joint-Friendly Water Workout for Psoriatic Arthritis

by Deborah Overman | Jun 3, 2020 | Aquatic Therapy, Arthritis | 0

View the slide show to see how aquatic therapy can be used to help people with psoriatic arthritis.

Össur Announces the Unloader One X Knee Brace

by Deborah Overman | May 28, 2020 | Arthritis, Braces, Pain Management | 0

Össur debuts the Unloader One X, the company’s newest addition to its Unloader One line of knee braces designed to help reduce pain and improve function among patients who experience osteoarthritis (OA).

Avoid Hip Arthroscopy in Patients with Hip Arthritis, HSS Researchers Suggest

by Deborah Overman | May 18, 2020 | Arthritis, Joint Replacement | 0

The percentage of patients with hip arthritis who had a hip replacement within two years of hip arthroscopy was unacceptably high at 68%, according to a new study of more than 2,600 patients by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Prior hip arthroscopy was also associated with significantly worse outcomes after hip replacement.

How Footwear Could Help Reduce Osteoarthritis Pain

by Deborah Overman | May 13, 2020 | Arthritis, Orthopedics, Pain Management | 0

Wearing shoes specifically designed with a novel sole (biomechanical footwear) significantly reduces the pain associated with knee osteoarthritis, researchers suggest, in a study published in JAMA.

Say Hello to Muscle Mass, Buh-Bye to OA Joint Damage, with Gene Therapy

by Deborah Overman | May 12, 2020 | Arthritis, Cardio & Conditioning | 0

A new study in mice at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests gene therapy one day may help patients with osteoarthritis, especially older people who are overweight.

High Risk for Bad Knees? Go Ahead and Exercise

by Deborah Overman | May 6, 2020 | Arthritis, Cardio & Conditioning, Exercise & Rehab, Strength | 0

A new Northwestern Medicine study that followed individuals at high risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA) for 10 years suggests that vigorous exercise did not increase their risk of developing OA and may even protect them from it. The study was published in JAMA Network Open.

Are Steroids Really the Answer for Arthritic Knees?

by Deborah Overman | Apr 8, 2020 | Arthritis, Orthopedics, Pain Management | 0

Folks with knee arthritis will get more out of physical therapy than a cortisone shot, a new clinical trial argues, per HealthDay.

How is the Evolution of Walking Upright Linked to Osteoarthritis?

by Deborah Overman | Apr 8, 2020 | Arthritis, Orthopedics | 0

The regulatory switches involved in the development of the knee may also play a role in osteoarthritis, according to researchers, in the journal Cell.

One Lucky Fall for An Older Adult

by Frank Long | Mar 17, 2020 | Arthritis | 0

When 71-year-old Lynda Holland smashed into the floor hip first her hips could have been shattered. Instead, the chronic pain she had suffered through for the previous 6 years instantly and substantially was reduced. It wasn’t supposed to work that way. The Washington Post reports about this medical mystery.

Easy Hand & Finger Exercises Using Therapy Putty

by Deborah Overman | Mar 17, 2020 | Arthritis, Orthopedics | 0

Following a fast and simple set of exercises using Therapy Putty can help those who may be losing grip strength as the result of arthritis or other health issues, according to Vive Health, in PR Underground.