Tag Archives: knee osteoarthritis
Arthritis patients not getting enough exercise
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “Regular exercise can be beneficial to people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but a study finds that two out of five people with the disease may not be active at all.”
Posted in Joint Health
Tagged arthritis, exercise, knee osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, physical exercise
Comments Off on Arthritis patients not getting enough exercise
Diet, weight loss reduce knee joint pain in osteoarthritis patients
HealthDay reports, “A diet consisting of eight weeks of protein shakes and soup followed by adding low-calorie, high-protein foods can help people with knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) lose weight, which may lessen joint pain and improve their quality of life,” … Continue reading
Posted in Joint Health, Obesity
Tagged arthritis, joint pain, knee arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, weight loss
Comments Off on Diet, weight loss reduce knee joint pain in osteoarthritis patients
Study finds chondroitin improves pain and function in patients with arthritis
A prescription-grade formulation of chondroitin sulfate (Condrosulf) helped improve pain and function in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, according to a single-center randomized study of 162 patients who had been suffering from OA for more than six years.
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Joint Health
Tagged arthritis, chondroitin, chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine, glucosamine sulfate, knee arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, SAMEe
Comments Off on Study finds chondroitin improves pain and function in patients with arthritis
Two OTC drugs give better pain relief than one for osteoarthritis
A study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases shows that “combination treatment using ibuprofen plus acetaminophen provided better relief of chronic knee pain than acetaminophen alone.”
Posted in General Health, Joint Health
Tagged acetaminophen, ibuprofen, joint pain, knee osteoarthritis, naproxen, NSAIDs, oral NSAID, osteoarthritis
2 Comments
Physical activity helps improve walking speed in those with osteoarthritis
MedPage Today reported that, according to a paper in Arthritis & Rheumatism, “increasing physical activity over two years can improve function and even walking speed among adults with osteoarthritis of the knee — regardless of their level of activity.”
Posted in General Health, Joint Health
Tagged inactivity, knee osteoarthritis, OA, osteoarthritis, physical activity, walking
Comments Off on Physical activity helps improve walking speed in those with osteoarthritis