News and Features Related to Osteoarthritis

1. Help for Osteoarthritis: Devices for Living Easier With Arthritis
   

   While the use of painkillers tends to grab most of the headlines when it comes to coping with arthritis, the use of assistive devices also plays an important role. These simple devices can improve your ability to walk, bathe, cook, clean, and get dressed with relative ease. "Think of arthritis as bo

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2. Alternative Treatments for Arthritis
   

   Alternative therapies for arthritis range from A (acupuncture) to Z (zinc sulfate), with much in between -- from copper bracelets to magnets to glucosamine to yoga, to name just a few. But do alternative therapies really provide arthritis pain relief? Many arthritis sufferers are looking into altern

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3. Tai Chi May Ease Knee Pain
   

   Oct. 25, 2008 -- A new study shows the ancient Chinese movement art of tai chi can help ease knee pain in people who have severe osteoarthritis. Researchers, led by Chenchen Wang, MD, MSc, from Tufts Medical Center in Boston, got together 40 people with severe knee osteoarthritis who reported knee p

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4. Knee Arthritis: Supplements May Not Help
   

   Sept. 30, 2008 - Results are in from a national study examining whether two popular supplements slow the progression of knee arthritis, but they are far from conclusive. The supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, taken together or alone, failed to show a clear advantage over placebo as a t

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5. Can Pain Cause Arthritis?
   

   Sept. 29, 2008 -- Arthritis hurts, and that pain itself may be what keeps the disease going, mouse studies suggest. When a pain signal from an arthritic joint reaches the spine, there's a burst of chemical signals, note University of Rochester researcher Stephanos Kyrkanides, DDS, PhD, and colleague

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6. Arthroscopy May Not Help Knee Arthritis
   

   Sept. 10, 2008 -- Arthroscopic knee surgery for people suffering from osteoarthritis doesn't reduce joint symptoms or improve its function compared with optimal nonsurgical treatment. That's according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at the University of W

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7. Half of Adults Will Get Knee Arthritis
   

   Sept. 5, 2008 -- Nearly half of Americans are likely to develop arthritis in at least one knee by age 85. For people who are obese, the risk is greater. Researchers from the CDC and the University of North Carolina studied data on 3,068 people in Johnston County, N.C. Participants, all 45 years old

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8. New Scan Detects Early Arthritis
   

   Aug. 20, 2008 -- A new MRI test promises to detect osteoarthritis early, when treatments are most helpful. The technique also detects spinal disc degeneration, report NYU researchers Alexej Jerschow, PhD, and Ravinder R. Regatte, PhD, at the 236th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, hel

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9. Joint Replacement an Option for Elderly
   

   July 14, 2008 -- Knee or hip replacement surgery may be a viable option for relieving the pain and disability caused by osteoarthritis among the elderly. A new study shows older adults who have hip or knee replacement surgery for severe osteoarthritis may take several weeks to recover but have excel

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10. Can the New Wave of Watery Workouts Help Your Arthritis?
    

    Last one in the water is a ... Remember this challenge from your childhood? For today's fitness-conscious adults, it has new meaning. Don't be the last person to discover the new wave of water workouts -- for strength and cardio training, flexibility, relaxation, rehabilitation, and weight managemen

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