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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 inflammatory [...] 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 the [...] Researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that women with the strongest quadriceps muscles appeared to be protected against the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). The team, led by Neil Segal, M.D., M.S., followed over 3,000 women and men over a 2 ½ year period in the Multicenter Knee Osteoarthritis Study (MOST). The participants [...] In what is being called a “landmark” study, arthroscopic knee surgery has been shown to be ineffective at reducing joint pain or improving joint function beyond physical therapy and medication for patients with moderate knee osteoarthritis. [...] Osteoarthritis (OA) can occur in any joint but is most common in the knee. The load placed on the knee determines how quickly the disease progresses. A 20 percent increase in the load on the knee is associated with increasing the risk of progression of osteoarthritis by 600%. Two common recommendations for knee OA patients to [...] |
  
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