News Updates
News Updates
Acupuncture, electrotherapy after knee replacement associated with reduced and delayed opioid use
Source: Science Daily
An analysis of drug-free interventions to reduce pain or opioid use after total knee replacement found modest but clinically significant evidence that acupuncture and electrotherapy can potentially reduce and delay opioid use; evidence for other interventions, such as cryotherapy and preoperative exercise, had less support, according to a new study.
Anti-gravity treadmills get patients running again after knee surgery
Source: Science Daily
Using space age technology, an expert on knee rehabilitation works with clients who have been given the all clear to start to return to sporting activities but may have concerns about moving from being a patient with an injury to being an athlete again.
New guidelines for anti-rheumatic drug management in patients having joint replacement surgery
Source: News-medical.net
In the first such collaboration of its kind, an expert panel of rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons has developed guidelines for the perioperative management of anti-rheumatic medication in patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement.
Soccer, wrestling among sports tied to risk of knee arthritis
Source: WHTC
Participation in some sports, including soccer, wrestling and elite-level long-distance running, may increase your risk of getting arthritis of the knees, researchers say.
Effective protection against hip fracture during cortisone treatment
Source: Science Daily
There is effective protection against hip fracture for the many elderly people whose skeleton is declining in strength, as a side effect of cortisone treatment. If patients receive the osteoporosis medication alendronate, it reduces the risk of hip fracture by 65 percent, as a study reveals.
