Hitting your 50s or 60s can bring several life changes, and increasingly those include artificial joints. For much of the aging U.S. population, knees in particular are wearing out. More than 600,000 knee replacements are performed annually in the U.S., according to The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. That number is expected to swell… Continue reading 3 Reasons to Avoid – or Delay – Knee-Replacement Surgery
Category: Knee Pain
Take A Vacation with Joint Comfort: Travel Tips for Aching Joints
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Summer may almost be over but there is still time for that long-awaited vacation. Whether it’s a relaxing family trip to the beach or a romantic European adventure that awaits you, there’s one annoying traveler that would be better off staying at home — Joint Discomfort. For many Americans, joint discomfort is that dark cloud… Continue reading Take A Vacation with Joint Comfort: Travel Tips for Aching Joints
Why is Osteoarthritis of the Knee More Common in Women Than in Men?
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have found clear differences in the synovial fluid of the knee joints of men and women. In a study published in June 2017 in the journal Scientific Reports, the team wrote that messages cells are sending and receiving via tiny pieces of RNA, called microRNA,… Continue reading Why is Osteoarthritis of the Knee More Common in Women Than in Men?
Knee Surgery May Have Minimal Quality-of-Life Effects if You Don’t Have Severe Symptoms
Current use of knee replacement surgery for patients with osteoarthritis may have minimal effects on quality of life and is economically unattractive, according to a study published March 28th 2017 in The BMJ. A release from the publisher notes that the researchers found that if the procedure were restricted to patients with more severe symptoms,… Continue reading Knee Surgery May Have Minimal Quality-of-Life Effects if You Don’t Have Severe Symptoms
Women with Knee Osteoarthritis Experience More Pain Than Men Do
Among patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, women experienced greater sensitivity to various pain modalities — such as lower tolerance to heat, cold, and pressure — and greater widespread pain than men. The study was published in October 2015 in Arthritis Care & Research. A release from the pubisher notes that the findings may be… Continue reading Women with Knee Osteoarthritis Experience More Pain Than Men Do
Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, Fourth Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient and her mother reported the patient’s symptoms to her PCP.… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, Fourth Week
Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, Third Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient and her mother reported the patient’s symptoms to her PCP.… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, Third Week
Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, Second Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. Last week, the patient and her mother reported the patient’s symptoms. The doctor proceeded with the examination using… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, Second Week
Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, First Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. We’ll start this week by letting you know what the patient and her mother told her PCP and… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: Her 14-year-old Daughter Had Knee Pain and Difficulty Climbing Stairs, First Week
Learning to Live with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain comes in a wide variety of forms, and the causes are many. Recent studies show that nearly one third of us — more than 100 million Americans each year, suffer from back pain, joint pain, arthritis; neck and muscle pain, headache and other types of recurrent pain. People who suffer from chronic pain… Continue reading Learning to Live with Chronic Pain
Preventing Knee Pain in At-Risk Adults with Diabetes
Knee pain in older adults, often caused by osteoarthritis, usually means more visits to the doctor and also can be a harbinger of disability. A study led by Daniel White, assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of Delaware, found that an intensive regimen of regular exercise and a healthy diet might reduce the… Continue reading Preventing Knee Pain in At-Risk Adults with Diabetes
Topical TXA in Total Joint Replacement Lowers Blood Transfusion Use
Orthopedic surgeons from The Miriam Hospital in Providence RI, affiliated with Brown University, have conducted a cost-benefit analysis of topical tranexamic acid (TXA) in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty patients that revealed a 12 percent transfusion rate reduction – from 17.5 percent to 5.5 percent – with no significant difference in complication rates. In… Continue reading Topical TXA in Total Joint Replacement Lowers Blood Transfusion Use
Acupuncture Doesn’t Improve Chronic Knee Pain
Among patients older than 50 years with moderate to severe chronic knee pain, neither laser nor needle acupuncture provided greater benefit on pain or function compared to sham laser acupuncture, according to a study in the October 1st 2014 issue of JAMA. A release from the publishers notes that chronic knee pain affects many people… Continue reading Acupuncture Doesn’t Improve Chronic Knee Pain