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Posts Tagged ‘OA’

• Arthroscopic Knee Surgery ‘No Benefit’ for Osteoarthritis

  May 15th, 2014 by Pat Anson, Editor

  Arthroscopic knee surgery provides no benefit to patients with osteoarthritis, and does not relieve pain any better than physical therapy or over-the-counter pain medications, according to a new report by a German health organization. Arthroscopy of the knee joint is…

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• Drinking Milk Slows Osteoarthritis in Women

  April 6th, 2014 by Pat Anson, Editor

  Got osteoarthritis? If you’re a woman, drinking fat-free or low-fat milk may delay the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. In a study of over 2,100 people with knee OA, researchers at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston found…

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• Vitamin D Provides No Relief from Knee Pain

  January 8th, 2013 by Richard Lenti

  People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) have increasingly turned to supplements like Vitamin D to help alleviate their pain. But according to a new study out of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, there was no significant difference in knee pain for…

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• Got OA knee pain? The solution is simple

  February 20th, 2011 by Richard Lee

  Knee pain related to osteoarthritis (OA) is a common complaint among obese individuals and retired professional athletes, particularly ex football players. Now researchers say there is a simple solution to OA: just lose weight. The scientists were presenting their work…

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