Search results for "Knee osteoarthritis"
Online yoga program improved physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis
A 12-week unsupervised, home-based online yoga program improved physical function but not knee pain during walking compared with online education about osteoarthritis, an Australian randomized trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/20/1.htm
20 Sep 2022
Balancing benefits and harms of pain meds in older adults
Pain guidelines issued by medical societies call for nondrug therapies and exercise as primary recommendations for chronic pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/balancing-benefits-and-harms-of-pain-meds-in-older-adults.htm
1 Jul 2023
Intra-articular steroid injections not warranted for knee osteoarthritis, study suggests
Cartilage volume loss was significantly greater in the triamcinolone group than in the placebo group, and there was no significant difference in pain between groups.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/23/4.htm
23 May 2017
Long-term weight loss of at least 20% helps improve outcomes in overweight, obese patients with knee osteoarthritis
Overweight and obese adults with pain and radiographically confirmed knee osteoarthritis who had participated in the Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis study were characterized according to their weight loss over 18 months: less than 5%, at least 5%, at least 10%, and at least 20%.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/26/4.htm
26 Jun 2018
Osteoarthritis can ease with easy changes
An optimal regimen starting with nonpharmacologic measures can help patients achieve notable relief.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/osteoarthritis-can-ease-with-easy-changes.htm
1 May 2021
Opioids not superior to nonopioid analgesics for back pain, hip or knee osteoarthritis
There was no significant difference between groups in pain-related function, and while pain intensity was significantly better in the nonopioid group, the result did not reach a clinically predetermined level of importance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/13/4.htm
13 Mar 2018
Inadequate pain relief common among patients with knee osteoarthritis
Inadequate pain relief is common among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), with more than half of patients having persistent pain, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/10/5.htm
10 Feb 2015
Details on recently authorized COVID-19 vaccine
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/details-on-recently-authorized-covid-19-vaccine.htm
1 Sep 2022
Intra-articular treatments appear superior to NSAIDs for knee osteoarthritis in meta-analysis
A meta-analysis comparing treatments for knee osteoarthritis found that intra-articular treatments were superior to NSAIDs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/13/5.htm
13 Jan 2015
Corticosteroid injection before exercise may yield no additional benefit in knee osteoarthritis
Intra-articular corticosteroid injection administered before exercise therapy did not appear to yield additional clinical benefit in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/07/4.htm
7 Apr 2015