Muscle activation in people suffering from hip osteoarthritis might be a case of “mind over matter,” new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown. Research undertaken by ECU post-doctoral research fellow Dr. Myles Murphy investigated muscle function in people with hip osteoarthritis and found that these patients were unable to activate their muscles as efficiently. The...
Tag: <span>Osteoarthritis (OA)</span>
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Methotrexate improves function in people with knee OA after 3 months
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — A new study presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that after three months of treatment with oral methotrexate, adults with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) with inflammation had significant improvements in physical function and inflammation, a sign that this inexpensive, generic pill may be...
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Warfarin use significantly increases risk of knee and hip replacement in people with OA
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that use of warfarin, a vitamin K drug widely prescribed to prevent blood clots, is associated with a significantly greater risk of knee and hip replacements in patients with osteoarthritis (ABSTRACT #0934). Osteoarthritis (OA) is a...
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Should You Exercise With Osteoarthritis?
By Mihaela Dimitrova, B.Sc.Reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Logan, MD, MPH Skip to: What is osteoarthritis? How is exercise beneficial for people with osteoarthritis? Recommended exercises Concluding rem arks Physical exercise provides benefits that range from weight control and disease management to improved psychological wellbeing. Despite the many positive outcomes of physical exercise, community perception and lay press...
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Genetic study reveals possible new routes to treating osteoarthritis
In the largest genetic study of osteoarthritis, an international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Sheffield, have uncovered 52 new genetic changes linked to the disease, which doubles the number of genetic regions associated with the disabling condition. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, GSK and their collaborators – including Mark Wilkinson,...
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Researchers uncover link between immune function and osteoarthritic pain and progression
The immune system plays a pivotal role in the amount of pain and disease progression experienced by patients with osteoarthritis (OA), McMaster University researchers have found. This discovery could lead to new strategies for improving joint pain management and immune function in older adults with arthritis. The study, published in the medical journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage,...