osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease, affecting 22% of adults over 40 globally. Although the condition has been extensively studied through a medical perspective, the molecular changes associated with osteoarthritis…

The team mentioned that people with osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, need to maintain a healthy lifestyle than the overall population (Image: Shutterstock; Representative image)The study is expected to go a long way…

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease caused by the breakdown of cartilage that afflicts more than 35 million adults in the U.S. The exact mechanism of cartilage breakdown in osteoarthritis is unknown, but damage from mechanical…

Human tissue normally bound for the rubbish bin is being used to ease the pain of knee arthritis.Researchers are taking cartilage — the tough, flexible substance that cushions joints — from inside discarded healthy joints and using it to…

Your joints have been crucial in providing support and facilitating easy movement, such as running, jumping, and stretching. However, any sickness or injury, no matter how mild or severe, can make it challenging to engage in physical…

Arthritis experts are calling for NHS patients to be offered a knee-realignment operation that could spare them from needing costly and invasive joint-replacement surgery.Almost 100,000 knee replacements are carried out privately and on the…

My 93-year-old mother is in constant pain from osteoarthritis in her hip, but her age rules out joint replacement surgery. Her GP recommended co-codamol but it affects her digestion, so she takes paracetamol. Are there other drugs that can…

'Never seen a player look so "done" in the first set': Tennis fans watch on as Andy Murray looks 'in pain' struggling with his metal hip after losing first set to Roberto Bautista Agut... before valiant effort sees him lose in…

A three-pence pill already used for patients with type 2 diabetes could be a cheap and effective new treatment for achy knees.Metformin, which has been around since the 1950s, is taken by millions of people to control blood sugar levels in…

A new type of drug could be a game-changer for millions of Britons with chronic knee pain.The medication, administered as a once-a-month jab, appears to have none of the side-effects associated with widely used painkillers such as…