Potential complications from metal-on-metal hips have been a concern for some time. On June 27th and 28th, an advisory committee to the U.S. FDA met to discuss benefits and risks ... Read More

Back in 1988, I had bilateral knee replacement surgery. Both knees were equally damaged and my orthopedic surgeon said I'd be having two replacements -- at the same time. I ... Read More

According to a report in Rheumatology International, researchers evaluated clinical trial evidence of moxibustion for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Eight of 12 searched databases met the necessary criteria for inclusion ... Read More

Flavocoxid may cause clinically significant liver injury in some patients, according to study results published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Flavocoxid is a medical food, marketed under the name ... Read More

According to a report published online June 11, 2012 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, viscosupplementation produces an irrelevant reduction in pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (as demonstrated by small ... Read More

Osteoarthritis has long been considered a biomechanical disease, unlike rheumatoid arthritis, which is classified as an inflammatory disease. As time goes on, though, there is more attention given to ... Read More

Researchers looked at sick leave and disability pension statistics for people with knee osteoarthritis compared to the general population. This was done using data from Skane Health Care Register and ... Read More

Let's face it. It's hard to get a group of older, sedentary knee osteoarthritis patients to stick with a regular routine of exercise and physical activity. However, according to a ... Read More

According to study results presented May 30, 2012 at the American College of Sports Medicine conference (abstract 1389) , drinking tart cherry juice twice a day for three weeks resulted ... Read More