Tag: osteoarthritis
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HEALTH MATTERS 5/20: Managing Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
By Brian Culp, MD More than 32.5 million adults in the United States have osteoarthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And while osteoarthritis can affect any joint in your body, it is especially common in your knees and hips, which can make it hard to enjoy normal daily activities. Proper management,…
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HEALTH MATTERS 3/18: New Hip Replacement Procedure Offers Faster Recovery
By Brian Vannozzi, MD Imagine having your hip replaced in the morning and then being able to walk the length of a football field that same afternoon. A new muscle-sparing procedure offered at Penn Medicine Princeton Health is enabling many hip replacement patients to do just that. In fact, most patients can go home in…
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HEALTH MATTERS 1/21: Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatic Conditions
By Annemarie Schorpion, MD An estimated 50 million people in the United States have arthritis or other rheumatic conditions, according to the American College of Rheumatology. While osteoarthritis is one of the most common forms, there are more than 100 different types of rheumatic disease that can cause debilitating joint pain if left untreated.…
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Health Matters 9/17: Reclaim Your Life from Osteoarthritis
By Ellen Land, APN That pain and stiffness you feel in your joints when you first get out of bed in the morning or try to stand after sitting for a period of time is most likely a sign of arthritis. So is the stiffness in your hands that makes it hard to hold your…
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Health Matters 12/4: Physical Therapy Can Help Speed Recovery After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
By Sangita Verma, PT, DPT, MBA, GCS After hip or knee replacement surgery, many patients are eager to return to the activities they love – from golfing and gardening to playing tennis or simply playing with the grandkids. Physical therapy plays an important role in the recovery process. With exercises designed to strengthen the muscles…
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Relieving arthritis pain
An estimated 27 million Americans have some form of osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the most common form of arthritis and is usually caused by the deterioration of the joint beginning with the articular cartilage. Risk factors associated with OA include trauma, previous surgery involving the joint, obesity, and a lifestyle that excessively loads or stresses…
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Health Matters 8/21: Cartilage Restoration Restores Joint Function and Prevents Future Arthritis
By William Rossy, M.D. In the past, if you suffered a knee injury, chances were that you would eventually develop osteoarthritis, leading to severe pain that would likely require knee replacement surgery. Today, however, cartilage restoration techniques can help younger adults prevent arthritis before it starts and avoid pain and surgery later in life. The…
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Solutions for arthritis pain
An estimated 27 million Americans have some form of osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the most common form of arthritis and is usually caused by the deterioration of the joint beginning with the articular cartilage. Risk factors associated with OA include trauma, previous surgery involving the joint, obesity and a lifestyle that excessively loads or stresses…
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Physical activity can reduce mortality in patients with hip and knee arthritis
By Jerry Moczerniuk PT, DPT Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of global disability. According to the Arthritis Foundation, approximately 27 million people in the United States are diagnosed with osteoarthritis. With OA of the knee and hip joints resulting in most functional disabilities. Over the last decade there have been many studies…