Artery-Blocking Procedure Relieves Knee Arthritis Pain

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• August 22, 2025
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Wear-and-tear knee arthritis might be made less painful by a surgical procedure that limits blood flow to the joint, a new pilot study says.

As a p...

Braces Top Best Therapies For Knee Arthritis

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• June 18, 2025
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Throbbing, swollen knees hobble many seniors, but there are many solid means of treating knee arthritis that don’t involve meds, a new evidence revie...

Knee Pain Relief Through The Ear? New Study Says It's Possible

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• May 27, 2025
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“It’s easier to put your elbow in your ear” is a time-tested way to describe the impossibility of any given task.

But the route to easing knee pain might indeed wend through the ear, a new study says.

Stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear im...

Can Exercise Ease Knee Pain? Here's What the Research Shows

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• January 9, 2025
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Movement is medicine, or so they tell people with knee osteoarthritis -- but are they right?

A recent evidence review calls into question just how ...

A New Way to Diagnose Painful 'Wear-and-Tear' Arthritis?

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• December 19, 2024
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Knee arthritis could become easier to detect and diagnose thanks to a new test involving the lubricating fluid inside the joint.

A new study shows th...

Osteoarthritis Raises Risk of Other Chronic Health Conditions

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• July 10, 2024
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Osteoarthritis could nearly triple a person's risk of developing a multitude of other chronic illnesses, a new two-decade study finds.

People with osteoarthritis (OA) -- where cartilage breaks down, allowing bones to rub against each other -- tend to develop multiple oth...

Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health

• HealthDay Reporter
• Steven Reinberg
• April 26, 2023
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Could golfing be good medicine for arthritis?

Yes, according to researchers who found that for people with osteoarthritis, golfing lowered psychological distress and improved general health when compared with the general population.

"Golf is a health-enhancing...

What Are the Major Types of Arthritis?

• HealthDay Reporter
• Sue Benzuly, RN
• April 17, 2023
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Arthritis strikes millions of Americans, leaving them with aching, inflamed joints that make it hard to move around without pain.

It is the leading cause of disability and most common in women, but is it the same for everyone?

Absolutely not. There are over 100 dif...

Having Asthma, Eczema Might Raise Arthritis Risk

• HealthDay Reporter
• Denise Mann
• March 28, 2023
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If you're one of the millions of people with allergic asthma or eczema, you may be more likely to develop the wear-and-tear form of arthritis as you age.

This is the main finding from a