Bones & Joints

Dietary Relief for Aching Joints

Feb 15, 2017 · · Bones & Joints
Whether your knees ache when you climb stairs or it hurts to bend down to tie your shoes, arthritis can be a real pain. There is no easy fix for osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis and the focus of this article. In this condition, cartilage (the covering on … Read More

Knee Pain from Arthritis? Try Tai Chi

Feb 15, 2017 · · Bones & Joints
Could an ancient Chinese mind-body practice help with knee pain from osteoarthritis? A new Tufts study reports that tai chi produces benefits similar to physical therapy for osteoarthritis patients. The study, led by Chenchen Wang, MD, a professor at Tufts’ School of Medicine, focused on osteoarthritis patients who reported significant … Read More

Low Vitamin D Linked to Arthritis Risk

Feb 15, 2017 · · Bones & Joints
Here’s another reason to make sure you’re getting enough vitamin D: A recent Tufts study suggests that vitamin D deficiency may be associated with greater risk of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Compared to those with adequate blood levels of vitamin D, participants low in the “sunshine vitamin” were twice … Read More

Higher Vitamin D Fails to Boost Bone Health

Feb 14, 2017 · · Bones & Joints
Vitamin D, which some reports have credited with near-magical powers against everything from cardiovascular disease to dementia, increasingly seems to be just another nutrient—important to get enough, but offering little advantage from extra. Now a new study suggests that even where vitamin D’s benefits are clearly established—as a partner to … Read More

The Most Effective Drugs for Osteoporosis

Jan 19, 2017 · · Bones & Joints
In the past two decades, several medications have received FDA approval for the treatment and/or prevention of osteoporosis. With so many choices, which ones are the most effective, and what do we know now about these drugs that we didn’t know 20 years ago? “We know that using bisphosphonates in … Read More

What About Surgery?

Jan 19, 2017 · · Bones & Joints
If you suffer from arthritis that has reached the stage where your sleep is disturbed by pain, and chronic stiffness and swelling in the affected joint (or joints) is impeding your mobility and/or ability to carry out activities of daily living, you may be a candidate for joint replacement. The … Read More

Easing the Burden of Severe Joint Pain

Jan 19, 2017 · · Bones & Joints
If you suffer from severe joint pain, you’re not alone—in fact, about 14.6 million people have the problem, according to recent research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Oct. 7, 2016). The study analyzed 2002-2014 data collected by the U.S. National Health Interview … Read More

Enter Your Login Credentials
This setting should only be used on your home or work computer.

×