Osteoarthritis

Here’s a reason to keep strength training: Maintaining strong thigh muscles may lower the risk of needing total knee replacement, a new study finds.

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About one-third of United States veterans were diagnosed with arthritis between 2017 and 2021, a new report shows. The condition is higher in older veterans compared to those who never served. The data...

Lifting weights and strength training lowered knee pain and osteoarthritis by about 20% in older adults, a new analysis published on Monday in Arthritis & Rheumatology found. 

Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NASIDs) and glucocorticoids seem to be effective for hand osteoarthritis (OA), according to a review published online Sept. 28 in RMD Open.

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The protein that safeguards joints from osteoarthritis … The link between gut cells and glaucoma damage … Warm weather linked to vision problems in older adults … Half of population may have a mental...

Corticosteroid injections may speed arthritis progression when used to relieve arthritic knee pain. In contrast, hyaluronic acid injections may be protective, investigators say.

Higher body mass index linked to greater severity of pain in hands, feet, knees/hips

No differences seen in WOMAC pain at three or 12 months with duloxetine added to usual care, or in subgroup with symptoms of centralized pain