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A feeling of tightness or stiffness in the knee can occur as a result of overuse, injury, or age-related wear and tear.
Source: Medical News Today
Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility
The study led by Imperial College London found that flexibility, as well as density, in the bone nano structure is an important factor in assessing how likely someone is to suffer fractures.
Source: Science Daily
The best way to manage joint pain is also the least intuitive: Keep active
Your knees ache, your neck cracks or maybe there’s a twinge in your hip. If you’re suffering from painful joints, you’re not alone. Genetics, obesity and prior injury can predispose someone to joint pain, but arthritis is by far the most common cause, and more than 54 million Americans experience some form of it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Osteoarthritis is the most common type, and it happens when the cartilage in the joint breaks down and the surrounding bone develops inflammation. Osteoarthritis becomes more common with age, but you don’t have to just grit your teeth and suffer through it, says Jason McDougall, a professor at Dalhousie University in Canada who specializes in arthritis and pain research.
Total Joint Replacement and the Impact on Future Falls in Osteoarthritis Patients
Patients who have had a total joint arthroplasty (TJA) demonstrate excellent long-term outcomes with increased mobility and improved ability to complete their activities of daily living. However, there is still an ongoing debate whether patients who have undergone TJA are at an increased risk of falls and fragility fractures. According to a new research article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons®, authors compared the fall rates of nearly 500,000 cases of osteoarthritic patients and found those who underwent TJA experienced a significantly lower number of falls post-op than those who did not have the surgery.
Global task force establishes protocols for medical cannabis use to treat pain
An international task force of 20 health care professionals developed protocols for using medical cannabis to treat neuropathic, inflammatory, nociplastic and mixed pain.
