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Q&A: Evaluation can determine cause, guide treatment for knee pain

29.03.2019 Health Problems

Dear Mayo Clinic: One year ago, I fell and broke my arm. While my arm has healed, my knees also have been bothering me since I fell. I have arthritis in both knees and a slight tear in the meniscus on one knee, but both knees are extremely painful when I walk. Is it possible that arthritis is causing this […]

Obesity in childhood and adulthood shown to increase risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis

16.06.2018 Health Problems

The results of a study to be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest childhood and adult obesity increase the risk of developing hip osteoarthritis (OA) and knee OA but not hand OA. Obesity and OA are two interconnected health care problems affecting a large proportion of the adult population worldwide, however studying causality in this […]

Hyaluronan combined with exercise versus exercise alone to relieve knee arthritis

17.05.2018 Health Problems

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) aims to determine if a hyaluronic acid treatment combined with an exercise program helps patients with knee arthritis more than exercise alone. Hyaluronic acid is a gel-like solution that acts as a lubricant and shock absorber in the knee joint. Researchers will be studying Hymovis, an FDA-approved hyaluronic acid product that’s administered […]