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Knee Osteoarthritis It sounds like something out of medieval times. Using leeches to treat every disease and condition known to man. But as it turns out leeches are actually very powerful for treating a wide variety of ailments including knee osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that results in the breakdown of the cartilage [...] The results of the study showed that the lifetime risk of developing osteoarthritis of the knee was 44.7%. Several factors were ruled out as contributors to that risk, those being race, sex and level of education. Two factors that did contribute were the existence of a prior knee injury and whether or not the patient was obese or overweight. [...] A recent study has shown the an extract from Indian Frankincense, which has been used in the traditional Indian system of medicine know as Ayuraveda, is effective in treating the symptoms of knee [...] Physicians have long held that being overweight significantly increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA). A recent study, however, suggests that obesity by itself does not predictably lead to OA. Some researchers believe that extra weight exerts mechanical force on joints that they weren’t designed to handle, eventually destroying cartilage, while others blame the breakdown on [...] An international team of clinical researchers reviewed 6 sets of guidelines for the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) that had previously been published regarding the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). These guidelines had been developed or updated between 2001 and 2006. The review team included rheumatologists, physiotherapists, occupational health experts and general practitioners. They applied [...] |
  
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