Here’s How You’re Making Your Knee Pain Worse
Is it just a temporary ache or is it a nagging injury that just doesn’t seem to heal? Getting the right diagnosis is extremely important but so is how you treat the pain. In fact, you may even be making your knee pain worse without even realizing it.
How Should Surgeons Work Up The Post-tka Patient With Lingering Knee Pain?
Dr. Samik Banerjee and Dr. Matthew Austin answer ICJR’s questions about their algorithm for determining which of the many possible intrinsic and extrinsic causes is triggering persistent knee pain in patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty.
What Jobs Are Toughest On The Knees?
Based on a review of 71 studies that included nearly one million workers, the riskiest occupations include agriculture, construction, mining, service jobs and housekeeping. And jobs that demand excessive kneeling, squatting, standing, lifting and climbing stairs all increase your odds.
In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
If you have a bad hip and lower back pain, a new study suggests that hip replacement surgery may solve both issues at once.
What to know about a sprained knee ligament
Knee ligaments connect the leg bones and give support to the knee joint. A sprain affecting the knee occurs if a person tears or overstretches a ligament.
Improved MRI scans could aid in development of arthritis treatments
An algorithm that analyzes MRI images and automatically detects small changes in knee joints over time could be used in the development of new treatments for arthritis.
What’s new in hip replacement surgery?
There are two main surgical approaches to hip replacement surgery. The first has been in use longer and is often referred to the traditional approach, or posterior hip replacement surgery. The second type is called anterior hip replacement surgery. It is a newer and more technically complicated surgery but has some advantages over the traditional approach.
Dextrose injections aid knee osteoarthritis pain
Intra-articular dextrose prolotherapy (DPT) injections are a safe and effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
A new study offers reassurance that many surgery patients can safely be freed from one discomfort of recovery -- wearing compression stockings to prevent blood clots.
Helpful or harmful? Weighing last resorts before knee surgery
You've tried nearly everything for your worn-out knee. But the remaining possibilities may include some risky options.