(December 27, 2006) -- Stronger quadriceps muscles in the legs can help protect against cartilage loss behind the kneecap, according to Mayo Clinic researchers presenting preliminary study data at the American College of ...
(May 10, 2006) -- The first knee replacement shaped to fit a woman's anatomy has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration, and will be distributed to orthopedic surgeons to use next week. Dr. Aaron .
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(March 19, 2007) -- Injuries are common among soccer players, but many of these injuries can be avoided, according to a new doctoral dissertation from Linkoping University in .
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(November 25, 2004) -- Patients with knee osteoarthritis should avoid long term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), say researchers in a study published on ...
(July 8, 2002) -- As orthopedic surgeons come to appreciate the important role of the so-called "dark side of the knee" in the failure of reconstructive knee surgeries, laboratory research led by a Duke University ...
(July 28, 2005) -- The findings of a recent study published in the August 2005 issue of Arthritis Rheumatism indicate that most people with knee pain also have pain at other sites and these patients tend to have more ...
(March 2, 2001) -- A University of Michigan Health System study, presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons here, shows that female athletes may be at an even greater risk for ...
(July 5, 2006) -- Knee cartilage injuries can be effectively repaired by tissue engineering and osteoarthritis does not stop the regeneration process concludes research led by scientists at the University of ...
(April 22, 2002) -- Researchers have uncovered new information about a gene that when mutated prevents the kidneys from filtering properly. The mutation causes a rare disorder known as nail-patella syndrome, which ..
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(April 24, 2007) -- Children (teenage) footballers who suffer an impact injury, such as with a knee to their abdomen during a football game should be closely examined for damage to their ..
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-- Chondromalacia Patellae (also known as CMP, Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome, or Runner's Knee) is a degenerative condition of the cartilage surface of the back of the knee cap, or patella. It produces .
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-- Hip dysplasia is a congenital disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints.
It is caused by a combination of genetic and ...
-- Running is by definition the fastest means for an animal to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. It is a form .
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-- Osteoarthritis (OA, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, and sometimes referred to as "arthrosis" or "osteoarthrosis"), is a condition in which low-grade inflammation .
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-- A joint (articulation) is the location at which two bones make contact (articulate).
Joints are constructed to both allow movement and provide mechanical support. Structure and function of a joint ..
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-- Hip dysplasia is a hereditary disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is caused by a combination of genetic and .
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-- A bone fracture is a medical condition in which a bone becomes cracked, splintered, or bisected as a result of physical trauma.
In children, whose bones are still developing, there are risks of ...
-- Tennis elbow is a condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes painful and tender, usually as a result of a specific strain or overuse. Whilst it is called "tennis elbow", it should be noted ..
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-- Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (Commonwealth: "orthopaedics") is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic, and recurrent injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal ..
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-- Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponent's net or goal, using a hockey stick. The dominant .
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Suffering a career-ending, potentially crippling injury to her back and right leg, a young dancer named Elaine Petrone tried everyone from ...
Healing Back Pain promises permanent elimination of back pain without drugs, surgery, or exercise.
It should have been titled Understanding TMS Pain, because it discusses one particular cause of back ...
More than 24 million people run in the United States alone, but 65 percent will have to stop at least once this year because of injury.
Still others will choose to run through the pain. But in this ..
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What causes chronic, debilitating back pain, one of the most common--and expensive to treat--ailments in the world? According to Robin McKenzie, a New Zealand physiotherapist for over 40 years and ..
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects nearly one in every hundred people. Unfortunately, 97 percent remain undiagnosed and untreated. They continue to suffer from gastrointestinal .
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Pete Egoscue learned a lot about pain when, as a Marine officer, he was wounded in Vietnam. He segued from patient to physical therapist, and now runs a famous clinic in San Diego, where he claims .
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The first edition of this workbook is regarded as a classic in its field, and was the first book to introduce trigger point therapy to the general public as a self-care tool for alleviating chronic ..
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Help yourself to a pain-free back. This easy-to-follow book presents over 80 pages of education and clinically-proven exercises. The simple and effective self-help exercises in Robin McKenzie's Treat .
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As many as one in eight women have a thyroid condition. In Living Well with Hypothyroidism, Mary Shomon outlines the most common of these--too little thyroid hormones in the body.
Weight gain, ...
Thin-but-fit supermodels like Amber Valletta and Shalom Harlow and actresses like Ally McBeal's Courtney Thorne-Smith and Liv Tyler swear by Pilates workouts to keep their figures toned and flexible.
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