Bunions – bony deformities of the joints at the base of the big toe – can be extremely painful. We know that they are more common in women, perhaps because of footwear, and they are rare in populations of people who don’t wear shoes. Now a large study published in Arthritis Care and Research has identified who is most at risk, and top of the list are African-American women. Continue reading →

Regular running does not raise the risk of knee osteoarthritis and may in fact help protect against it, says new research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Boston, US.
Previous work suggested that regular running may contribute to osteoarthritis of the knee, but the results were largely based on professional male runners, so may not apply to everyday people. Continue reading →