A pilot study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine combined wearable technology and patient-reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in osteoarthritis (OA). The results, published in the journal Regenerative Medicine, showed that a single injection of leukocyte-rich/PRP in the knee joint significantly improved functional mobility, pain and quality of...
Tag: <span>Osteoarthritis</span>
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Nasal cartilage relieves osteoarthritis in the knee
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL VIDEO: PROFESSOR IVAN MARTIN EXPLAINS THE APPROACH TO USE CARTILAGE CELLS FROM THE NASAL SEPTUM TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED CARTILAGE IN THE OSTEOARTHRITIC KNEE. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF BASEL Cartilage cells from the nasal septum can not only help repair cartilage injuries in the knee – according to researchers from the University of...
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A possible new treatment for osteoarthritis joint issues
by Tokyo Medical and Dental University Treatment of osteoarthritis by miRNA introduction. Credit: Department of Systems BioMedicine , TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a small RNA molecule with the potential to help slow cartilage deterioration in people living with osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating joint disease that affects millions of...
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Osteoarthritis linked to higher Parkinson’s disease risk
WILEY A study published in Arthritis Care & Research has uncovered an elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease in individuals with osteoarthritis. The retrospective study using Taiwan’s Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 included 33,360 patients who were 50-64 years old and had osteoarthritis in 2002-2005. A comparison group consisted of 33,360 age- and sex-matched individuals without osteoarthritis. The osteoarthritis...
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Inflammation and pressure-sensing leads to ‘feed-forward’ loop in osteoarthritis
DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, N.C. -An unfortunate biological “feed-forward” loop drives cartilage cells in an arthritic joint to actually contribute to progression of the disease, say researchers at Duke University and Washington University in Saint Louis. Pain researcher and mechanobiologist Wolfgang Liedtke, a professor of neurology at Duke, partnered with former Duke colleague and cartilage expert Farshid Guilak,...
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Mix of treatments could be way to restore hand function in thumb-base osteoarthritis
by University of Sydney Credit: CC0 Public Domain The base of our thumb maybe just a small part of our hand, but we rely on it more than we think. Arthritis in that area can have large consequences, often making simple actions such as picking up an object or opening a door an obstacle. Osteoarthritis, which...
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Study finds digital treatment for osteoarthritis is superior to traditional routine care
JOINT ACADEMY IMAGE: EXAMPLE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS EXERCISE USING JOINT ACADEMY. CREDIT: JOINT ACADEMY The steadily increasing prevalence and high costs of treating chronic joint pain worldwide poses a challenge for healthcare systems and healthcare payers. New research published today in JAMA Network Open shows the effectiveness of a digital healthcare treatment with the potential to save insurance companies and...
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Common anti-depressant may be first-ever treatment for osteoarthritis
by Pennsylvania State University Researchers found that Paroxetine not only slows down cartilage degeneration, but also promotes cartilage health in both mice and human cartilage in vitro. Credit: Fadia Kamal, Penn State A disease of the joints, osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million adults and is the fifth-leading cause of disability in the United States. In a...
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‘Smart’ cartilage cells programmed to release drugs when stressed
by Washington University School of Medicine Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have engineered cartilage cells to release an anti-inflammatory drug in response to stresses such cells undergo when they are compressed during weight bearing and movement. Here, the cell, called a chondrocyte, is stimulated with a very small glass pipette, about 1/5...
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Target discovered that halts osteoarthritis-type knee cartilage degeneration
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: CC0 Public Domain There is currently no cure for osteoarthritis, but a group of scientists believe they’ve discovered a method through which a simple knee injection could potentially stop the disease’s effects. These researchers showed that they could target a specific protein pathway in mice, put it...