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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 [...] 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. [...] Osteoarthritis is a condition which affects millions around the world. There is continual research into treatments to relieve the symptoms or prevent the disease all together. A current form of treatment for osteoarthritis damaged cartilage is by harvesting cartilage cells from healthy joints and transplanting these cells into the damaged area. The main drawback [...] Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medication, such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, and a newer one called celecoxib (which we wrote about yesterday, have been prescribed as oral medications for the treatment of arthritis pain. There are some concerning side effects from oral NSAIDs which includes stroke, heart attack, and bleeding or ulceration on the stomach or [...] 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 [...] Osteoarthritis, considered to be the “wear and tear” form of arthritis, could be helped by stretching and aerobic exercises in warm water according to Danish studies. [...] 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 [...] |
  
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