Jean Wong summarises a Cochrane systematic review, which suggests that exercise improves pain, function and quality of life in those with knee osteoarthritis.
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Louise Duncan considers a review, which examines the outcomes of labral debridement and labral repair in the surgical management of femoroacetabular impingement.
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Tracey Howe considers a systematic review, which examines exercise type and dose on pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis.
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Lesley Dawson looks at a study, which asked whether intra-articular injection of corticosteroid leads to pain relief and increased function in people with osteoarthritis of the thumb, and how long any effects last.
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In this blog, Tracey Howe looks at a a new quality standard on the assessment and management of osteoarthritis in adults by NICE UK.
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In this blog, Lynne Rowley discusses a systematic review on the risks and benefits of orthoses and braces in osteoarthritis of the knee.
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In this blog, Lesley Dawson considers a review, which examined whether as a stand alone treatment massage therapy had a beneficial effect on pain and function in common musculoskeletal conditions.
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In this blog, Tracey Howe looks at a recent systematic review examining the best type of exercise for reducing pain and improving knee function in knee osteoarthritis.
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In her first blog for the Musculoskeletal Elf, Abiodun Adefolarin discusses a recent Cochrane review that assesses non-pharmacological interventions for helping workers with inflammatory arthritis stay at work.
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We come across lots of people who have painful knees due to osetoarthritis. They are always looking for ways to reduce their pain. A relatively new treatment has emerged, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. PRP is an autologous (where the donor and recipient are the same person) blood product with an elevated platelet concentration. Platelet-derived growth factors regulate [read the full story…]
