Osteoarthritis
It is uplifting to realise that although I might not be able to do everything that I used to, I can still lead a happy, fulfilling life, says Mort Smith
I have painful osteoarthritis in both knees and was scheduled to have a knee replacement operation in May 2020, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; I was left to deal with my symptoms alone.
Continue readingCatastrophising osteoarthritis pain leads to less exercise
How people think about pain influences whether they get enough exercise and kick starts a harmful cycle of avoidance of activity that worsens catastrophising about pain the following day, says new US research.
Continue readingKnee osteoarthritis may be successfully treated with thermal nerve radiofrequency ablation
Thermal nerve radiofrequency ablation – when radiofrequency waves are used to ablate (burn) the nerve that is causing pain, eliminating the transmission of pain signals to the brain – seems to be more effective than using painkillers or injections of corticosteroids for knee osteoarthritis. Continue reading
Anti-nerve growth factor antibodies may relieve osteoarthritis pain and improve function
Blocking nerve growth factor (NGF) with antibodies is a promising strategy for treatment of chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA). Studies have looked at if anti-NGF antibodies can work on osteoarthritis pain and chronic low-back pain, and a group of researchers decided to analyse them to see what trends emerged, reporting their findings in Current Rheumatology Reports. Continue reading
List of jobs linked to knee arthritis risk is published in leading journal
Stay-at-home parents, cleaners and blue-collar workers are more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis than people in many other professions, says a large analysis published in Arthritis Care and Research. Continue reading
