The world's most common form of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, causes sufferers pain and hurts their quality of life. Total knee replacement is the only option for people with severe knee ...

Total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most common and successful orthopedic surgeries in the United States, with over 800,000 procedures performed annually (American Academy of Orthopaedic ...

Even low levels of physical therapy were associated with lower risk of chronic opioid use after total knee replacement. The team's analysis of over 67,000 patient records revealed that the longer a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with knee osteoarthritis who received intraarticular therapies but delayed physical therapy had higher ...

Guidelines for managing knee osteoarthritis (OA) call for recommending physical therapy in most cases. This study examined referral patterns at one large U.S. health system from 2016 to 2017. Just one ...

Objective We assessed whether late versus early initiation of physical therapy (PT) was related to greater risk of future opioid use in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who receive PT. Methods We ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a “relatively low” rate of physician referrals to physical therapy for patients with knee ...

Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD Key Takeaways While knee replacement surgery is usually safe, there is a less than ...

More active adults are choosing joint replacement earlier in life as they look to stay mobile and reduce chronic pain, a ...

Do you have painful arthritis in your knees? Is it affecting the quality of your life? Are you considering total joint replacement? Dr. Spencer Amundsen – a fellowship-trained and board-certified ...

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A study released in Stem Cells Translational Medicine has confirmed the safety of a novel type of cellular therapy for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. Conducted by a multi-institutional team of ...