MISHA Knee System Demonstrates Pain Relief and Functional Improvement in Calypso Study
Moximed announces clinical results from the Calypso Study of the MISHA Knee System, presented at the 12th Orthopaedic Summit in Boston.
Category: Arthritis
Arthritis
Latest
Arthritis
Latest
Walking Toward Healthier Knees
Walking for exercise can reduce new frequent knee pain among people age 50 and older diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, researchers suggest.
Arthritis
Latest
Managing Knee OA Pain
Joseph A. Zeni Jr, PT, PhD, discusses knee osteoarthritis treatment options in this feature for the February/March 2022 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
Virtual Exercise Effective for People with Arthritis and Helps Them Stay Socially Connected
A virtual exercise program can be safe for people with musculoskeletal conditions. It also can help improve their health outcomes and help them feel more socially connected, according to researchers.
Read More
ALGEA 2 Clinical Trial Results of E-Stim for Knee Pain Are Released
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital at Harvard Medical School and Highland Instruments Inc announce clinical results of a clinical trial investigating Highland Instruments’ novel noninvasive neuromodulation technology electrosonic stimulation to treat chronic osteoarthritis knee pain.
Read More
Physical Therapy Associated with Lower Odds of Long-Term Opioid Use After Total Knee Replacement
Boston University researchers have discovered at least one promising way to reduce a patient’s risk of opioid addiction: Participate in physical therapy either before or after total knee replacement surgery.
Read More
3 Exercise Modifications for People With Hand Osteoarthritis
If you have hand osteoarthritis, here’s how you should modify your exercise routine to avoid aggravating your hands, experts suggest, according to Livestrong.
Read More
Partnership Aims to Increase Awareness of Osteoarthritis in the Military
Osteoarthritis Action Alliance and others are launching a campaign through Veterans Day to empower veterans to stay active, maintain a healthy weight, prevent injury, and manage joint pain.
Read More
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Affected by Joint Pain, Stiffness: CDC Report
Conditions like arthritis and gout that cause stiff and painful joints affect almost 1 in 4 adults in the United States, a new federal report says, WebMD reports.
Read More
Varian’s Embozene Is an FDA Breakthrough
Varian announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation for its Embozene microspheres for genicular artery embolization (GAE) for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Read More
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.
Read More
Wish to Manage Osteoarthritis Pain? Try a Hybrid Sleep-Exercise Approach
A Michigan Medicine researcher introduces the concept of a hybrid sleep-exercise program to help people living with osteoarthritis-related pain and sleep disturbances. Study results are published in British Journal of Pain.
Read More
‘Action Briefs’ Aim to Help Prevent, Detect, and Manage Osteoarthritis
The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance, Arthritis Foundation, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention release ‘Action Briefs’ to help leaders in key sectors promote prevention, early detection, and management of osteoarthritis.
Read More
Platelet-Rich Plasma Could Be Useful for Patients with Osteoarthritis
A pilot study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine combined wearable technology and patient-reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in osteoarthritis (OA).
Read More
How Nasal Cartilage Could Sniff Out Knee Osteoarthritis
Cartilage cells from the nasal septum can not only help repair cartilage injuries in the knee, they can also withstand the chronic inflammatory tissue environment in osteoarthritis and even counteract the inflammation, according to researchers, in Science Translational Medicine.
Read More
How Is Rehab Effective in Helping Osteoarthritis Patients?
A team of researchers at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, in collaboration with health professionals from Pakistan, conducted research to assess the significance of rehabilitation exercises for osteoarthritis patients that had weight-bearing loads on their knees. Their study appears in Current Rheumatology Reviews.
Read More
OPUM and Thuasne Group Partnership Brings Artificial Intelligence to Osteoarthritis Bracing
Medical device and AI company OPUM and orthopedic bracing manufacturer Thuasne Group have signed a partnership on a digital solution for non-invasive non-pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis (OA).
Read More
Bone Health Technologies Appoints New Scientific Advisory Board Members
Bone Health Technologies, a provider of technologies for improving bone health and preventing bone health diseases, announces the appointment of two additional members of its Scientific Advisory Board – David B. Karpf, MD, (Stanford) and Harold Rosen, MD, (Harvard).
Read More