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Knee Pain: When Joint Replacement is the Best Option

Jan 11, 2017 · Dawn Bialy · Bones & Joints

Knee replacement surgery has become increasingly more common over the last 15 years, mainly because the obesity epidemic has increased the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee. More than 600,000 total knee replacements (TKRs) are performed each year in the U.S., according to figures from the Agency for Healthcare … Read More

Build Bone Strength With Weight-Bearing Exercise

Dec 22, 2016 · Dawn Bialy · Bones & Joints

If you are a postmenopausal woman, you are at risk for osteoporosis—having weak, brittle bones that are more susceptible to fracture. The good news is, doing simple exercises can improve your bone strength and reduce your fracture risk. “The effect of exercise on bone health results from the strain on … Read More

Frontline: Hormone Therapy’s Affect on Bones; Brain Training; Breast Cancer Symptoms

Dec 22, 2016 · Dawn Bialy · Bones & Joints

Hormone Therapy Linked With Healthier Bones Postmenopausal women who are treated with hormone therapy (HT) to ease menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, have better bone mass and structure than women who don’t take HT, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Researchers used … Read More

Newsbriefs: Back Surgery; Knee OA; Gout; Sleep Quality

Dec 22, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Bones & Joints

Minimally invasive back surgery. Recent findings from a seven-year study of 304 patients who received minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion—a low back surgery—have better outcomes than patients who have more invasive surgery, according a new study. The procedure joins two or more vertebral bones to prevent abnormal movements. It … Read More

Self-Management Is Key to Fibromyalgia Treatment

Dec 22, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Bones & Joints

Fibromyalgia is the most frequent cause of pain cited by patients, and affects six to 12 million people—mainly women—in the U.S. Unfortunately, the condition tends to be dismissed because it can’t be diagnosed using the traditional medical “model” of a specific pathology leading to distinctive symptoms. However, according to Daniel … Read More

Do You Need a Total Hip Replacement?

Dec 22, 2016 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Bones & Joints

Have you stopped doing physical activities due to hip pain? Do you have trouble using stairs or getting out of a chair? Have you tried physical therapy, exercise, walking aids and medications, yet still feel major discomfort in your hip? Then it might be time to consider hip replacement. WHAT … Read More

Newsbriefs: RA; High-Energy Lunch; Microbes

Dec 20, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Bones & Joints

Biologics for RA May Help Prevent Rapid Bone Loss. Early, aggressive treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), particularly biologic drugs may help prevent progressive bone loss in patients with RA, according to a new review by the international Osteoporosis Foundation’s Chronic Inflammation and Bone Structure Working Group. DMARDs act on … Read More

New Strategy for Gout: Treat-to-Target Goals

Dec 20, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Bones & Joints

A group of international experts has developed the first treat-to-target method for treatment of gout, a concept that has been applied successfully to several other inflammatory rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Gout is associated with hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and kidney and cardiovascular disease, with a … Read More

Newsbriefs: Gout; Hip Pain; Protein; Mobility

Dec 20, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Bones & Joints

Wine, aspirin increase risk of gout flare-up. In 2004, a landmark study of more than 47,000 men found that drinking beer and hard liquor increased the risk of developing gout. But wine now has been added to the list of spirits that can bring about a flare-up, according to a … Read More

Gout: A Curable Disease That Often Is Undertreated

Dec 20, 2016 · Diane Muhlfeld · Bones & Joints

Gout, one of the most understood and common forms of inflammatory arthritis, is not only treatable, but curable as well. Yet, researchers in Europe and the United States tell us that the incidence of gout continues to rise, that less than half of patients seek treatment for the specific condition, … Read More

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