Approximately 14 million people in the US have knee osteoarthritis (OA). By the age of 60, about 10% of men and 13% of women are affected by symptomatic knee OA. Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic joint ...

First of all, Happy Easter! Two of my Esterettes, and dear friends, both just had knee replacement surgery in the past 3 to 4 months. Both are star patients and are doing amazing after their ...

If you’re experiencing knee pain, your instinct may be to park it on the couch with your leg propped up on a pillow and avoid any kind of movement completely. While you certainly don’t want to put ...

Total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most common and successful orthopedic surgeries in the United States, with over 800,000 procedures performed annually (American Academy of Orthopaedic ...

If you get knee pain or injuries in the gym, that could be from sitting all day. Exercises that strengthen and stretch the leg muscles effectively will help protect knees. For healthier joints, aim to ...

A recent meta-analysis examined 217 trials involving 15,684 participants and six types of exercise to manage knee osteoarthritis. While all of them reduced pain, improved movement and enhanced quality ...

The addition of text messages or PT to home exercises did not improve pain scores among patients with knee pain, OA, and meniscal tear.

People with a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis prescribed home exercises with or without physical therapy reported substantial improvements in knee pain, according to a new study led by Mass General ...

Even low levels of physical therapy were associated with lower risk of chronic opioid use after total knee replacement. The team's analysis of over 67,000 patient records revealed that the longer a ...

The world's most common form of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, causes sufferers pain and hurts their quality of life. Total knee replacement is the only option for people with severe knee ...

A randomized trial showed that adding in-clinic physical therapy to home exercise did not lead to greater reductions in knee pain for patients with degenerative meniscal tear. Added text message ...