Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability, affecting more than 2 million Australians. Routine X-rays ...
If you’re an athlete who does an activity with a lot of jumping involved, or if you have a child or teen who plays such a sport, you may one day find yourself with jumper’s knee. In the medical world, ...
For many runners, knee pain is an unwelcome but common companion. Yet when that pain becomes a little too persistent, a dull ...
Plica syndrome is a condition that causes chronic knee pain. It happens when the plica, a fold or thick band of tissue in the synovial tissue that protects the knee, develops inflammation. Plica ...
Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) represents a new paradigm in treating knee osteoarthritis that had hitherto been handled ...
Bone cancer is more common in children and teens, but adults over 60 can also get it. People often mistake symptoms for growth spurts or arthritis. A doctor can do imaging tests and a bone biopsy to ...
After Ashley “Ash” Baker tore the meniscus in her right knee when she was 23, she started to experience weird symptoms. Then her pain became so bad that she couldn’t even do physical therapy. Doctors ...
Your knee contains articular cartilage, which lines your bones and allows you to move without pain or friction. Knee cartilage damage occurs when your articular cartilage chips or wears away. In ...
Arthroscopic knee surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed - despite research telling us that it’s not nearly as effective as most people are led to believe. Furthermore, the science ...
Those who gardened were less likely to have X-ray evidence of disease, knee pain or both. That was very reassuring from a ...