Osteoarthritis: Low Life Time Risk for Joint Replacement
Joint Replacement What is the risk that you will require a joint replacement following a diagnosis of osteoarthritis? Well the answer is relatively low. One of the biggest fears is […]
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Run away from that hip replacement
Does running reduce osteoarthritis of the hip? There appears to be a growing body of evidence that running helps to reduce the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) and therefore surgery. Hip […]
Does degenerative disc disease exist?
What is degenerative disc disease? It use to be believed (and still is by some!) that the disc is the root cause of persistent low back pain. That our backs […]
Running and arthritis: Does Running Damage our Joints?
Does Running Damage Our Joints? It has long been believed that regular running causes more harm than good for our joints. Even though the evidence to date has been inconclusive. […]
Is knee osteoarthritis preventable?
Knee osteoarthritis – a recent phenomenon? Many specialists feel that knee osteoarthritis (OA) has markedly increased in the 20th century. Commonly believed to be the result of a greater life […]
Is Surgery for Chronic Knee Pain the Answer?
Chronic Knee Pain Often senior patients who have had chronic knee pain (greater than 1 year) have come to a point where they want something done about their symptoms. It […]
Get Inspired by Older Athletes
Older Athletes Being active is crucial to keeping us healthy and happy. Unfortunately there has always been a view that activity and exercise as we get older leads to wear […]
Exercise is good for Osteoarthritis
Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Lifestyle changes and exercise provided significant benefits for patients with osteoarthritis (hips/knee). In this study data was collected from 9,825 participants in Denmark which revealed improved […]