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New nonsurgical approach to treat chronic pain and stiffness linked with knee osteoarthritis

A new nonsurgical approach to treating chronic pain and stiffness associated with knee osteoarthritis has demonstrated significant, lasting improvement in knee pain, function, and stiffness.

9 Apr 2014

Meta-analysis shows calcium supplementation does not raise coronary heart disease in elderly women

The results of a study presented today at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases do not support the hypothesis that calcium supplementation, with or without vitamin D, increases coronary heart disease or all-cause mortality risk in elderly women.

7 Apr 2014

President of Ukrainian Osteoporosis Association wins CNS Medal for contribution to cause of osteoporosis prevention

Today, Dr Vladyslav Povoroznyuk, President of the Ukrainian Osteoporosis Association, was awarded the first Committee of National Societies (CNS) Medal. The CNS Medal recognizes an individual CNS representative who has made an important contribution to the cause of osteoporosis prevention through active participation in CNS activities and by expanding IOF's messages and outreach in his/her country.

7 Apr 2014

Experts provides guidance to ensure safe, effective physical activity for osteoporosis patients

Today, experts from the Too Fit to Fracture Initiative presented the results of an international consensus process to establish exercise recommendations for people with osteoporosis, with or without spine fractures.

7 Apr 2014

Study examines link between higher screen time and bone mineral density in adolescents

Results of a study presented today at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, showed that in boys, higher screen time was adversely associated to bone mineral density (BMD) at all sites even when adjusted for specific lifestyle factors.

7 Apr 2014

$Study investigates link between bone microstructure in postmenopausal women and prevalent ankle fracture$

Study investigates link between bone microstructure in postmenopausal women and prevalent ankle fracture

A study by researchers at the University of Geneva concludes that prevalent ankle fractures should be considered as osteoporotic fractures and taken into account in fracture-risk assessment.

7 Apr 2014

$Vitamin D insufficiency contributes to increased 10-year fracture risk in elderly women$

Vitamin D insufficiency contributes to increased 10-year fracture risk in elderly women

A study presented today at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases shows that long-term low levels of vitamin D intake are associated with higher 10-year fracture risk in elderly women.

7 Apr 2014

High levels of protein intake and exercise improve bone structure, strength in pre-pubertal boys

A study presented during the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Seville shows that high levels of protein intake (HProt) enhance the positive impact of high physical activity (HPA) on bone structure and strength in healthy pre-pubertal boys. Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland and Eindhoven University in the Netherlands tracked 176 healthy pre-pubertal boy

4 Apr 2014

Researchers evaluate cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening strategy using FRAX

In new research presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases today, investigators showed that an osteoporosis screening strategy using FRAX as a pre-screening tool is cost-effective if the follow up of the screening and medication adherence are optimized.

4 Apr 2014

Fourth Herbert A. Fleisch ESCEO-IOF Medal awarded to Belgian researcher at Ghent University Hospital

The 4th Herbert A. Fleisch ESCEO-IOF Medal was awarded today to eminent Belgian researcher Jean-Marc Kaufman, Professor of Medicine at the Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

4 Apr 2014

Experts gather for World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases

Investigators and clinicians from more than 60 countries will gather today in Seville, Spain for the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases.

3 Apr 2014

$International Osteoporosis Foundation launches FRAX App to assess risk of osteoporotic fracture$

International Osteoporosis Foundation launches FRAX App to assess risk of osteoporotic fracture

Osteoporosis management guidelines around the world now recommend that fracture risk assessment be part of any clinical evaluation for osteoporosis. As a result, rather than relying on bone mineral density values alone, physicians now consider future fracture risk when making treatment decisions.

2 Apr 2014

Body clock's could be utilized to improve current therapies to delay onset of chronic lung diseases

The body clock's natural rhythm could be utilized to improve current therapies to delay the onset of chronic lung diseases.

From The University of Manchester 18 Mar 2014

Adolescents who have ACL reconstruction are more likely to demonstrate osteoarthritic changes later in life

Researchers presented results today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in New Orleans that adolescents who have an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction are more likely to demonstrate osteoarthritic changes later in life.

18 Mar 2014

Sports medicine physicians to convene at 2014 AMSSM Annual Meeting

More than 1,400 sports medicine physicians from the United States and abroad will attend the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the largest primary care sports medicine physician organization in the nation.

17 Mar 2014

Study finds that patients who lose weight have better joint replacement outcomes

While many overweight patients have the best intentions to lose weight after joint replacement, a study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that although some are able to achieve this goal, equal numbers of patients actually gain weight after hip or knee replacement.

17 Mar 2014

Study finds that same-day bilateral knee replacement surgery safe for select patients with RA

Same-day bilateral knee replacement surgery is safe for select patients with rheumatoid arthritis, researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York have found.

14 Mar 2014

Bariatric surgery may reduce knee pain in elevated BMI patients

There is a known link between elevated body mass index (BMI) and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). While patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery (GBS)-a procedure that closes off much of the stomach and causes food to bypass a portion of the small intestine─typically lose weight, the comparative impact of this weight loss on knee pain and function has not been measured.

14 Mar 2014

$New MRI can show detailed image following fracture repair without distortion by metal surgical screws$

New MRI can show detailed image following fracture repair without distortion by metal surgical screws

People who sustain the most common type of hip fracture, known as a femoral neck fracture, are at increased risk of complications. A special type of MRI developed at Hospital for Special Surgery in collaboration with GE Healthcare can show a detailed image following fracture repair, without the distortion caused by metal surgical screws that are problematic in standard MRIs.

12 Mar 2014

Women are most likely to experience serious pain following knee replacement than men

Middle-aged women with rheumatoid arthritis or arthritis resulting from an injury are among the patients most likely to experience serious pain following a knee replacement, researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York have found.

12 Mar 2014

Osteoarthritis News and Research

Latest Osteoarthritis News and Research

New nonsurgical approach to treat chronic pain and stiffness linked with knee osteoarthritis

Meta-analysis shows calcium supplementation does not raise coronary heart disease in elderly women

President of Ukrainian Osteoporosis Association wins CNS Medal for contribution to cause of osteoporosis prevention

Experts provides guidance to ensure safe, effective physical activity for osteoporosis patients

Study examines link between higher screen time and bone mineral density in adolescents

Study investigates link between bone microstructure in postmenopausal women and prevalent ankle fracture

Vitamin D insufficiency contributes to increased 10-year fracture risk in elderly women

High levels of protein intake and exercise improve bone structure, strength in pre-pubertal boys

Researchers evaluate cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening strategy using FRAX

Fourth Herbert A. Fleisch ESCEO-IOF Medal awarded to Belgian researcher at Ghent University Hospital

Experts gather for World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases

International Osteoporosis Foundation launches FRAX App to assess risk of osteoporotic fracture

Body clock's could be utilized to improve current therapies to delay onset of chronic lung diseases

Adolescents who have ACL reconstruction are more likely to demonstrate osteoarthritic changes later in life

Sports medicine physicians to convene at 2014 AMSSM Annual Meeting

Study finds that patients who lose weight have better joint replacement outcomes

Study finds that same-day bilateral knee replacement surgery safe for select patients with RA

Bariatric surgery may reduce knee pain in elevated BMI patients

New MRI can show detailed image following fracture repair without distortion by metal surgical screws

Women are most likely to experience serious pain following knee replacement than men

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