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Athletic Tape May Relieve Certain Arthritis Pain

Researchers in Australia have found that athletic tape can be used to improve pain from patellofemoral osteoarthritis, a form of osteoarthritis found around or behind the kneecap.

This was a small study, to be sure, involving only 28 people, 14 with and 14 without patellofemoral arthritis. Yet the findings may provide another therapy option for people [...]

Leeches for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

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 [...]

Rose Hips Improved Patients Knee, Hip Osteoarthritis

Rose hips (or rosehips) are the bright red fruit of the rosa canina, or wild rose bush. The rosa canina, or Dog Rose, is a scrambling rose species which is native to western Asia, northwest Africa and Europe. It has been used to make syrup, herbal tea and marmalade and is used in dietary supplements. [...]

Botox to Remove Wrinkles, Reduce Osteoarthritis Pain

Botox, which is a commercial brand name for the botulinum toxin, is described as one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances in the world. Botulinum toxin was originally tied to improperly handled or prepared meat products and in fact over 95% of all cases of botulism are caused by ingesting the toxin or the [...]

Arthritis Surgery

If you suffer from severe osteoarthritis, surgery may be in store for you.

Arthritis literally means joint inflammation. Most of the cases of arthritis involve the body joints but joints are not the only body parts to be affected by arthritis. In its various forms arthritis can also affect other parts of the body. It is [...]

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