Watch the video A major component for hip osteoarthritis treatment is physical therapy and exercise. However, for many patients who may be overweight, it can be difficult to begin or continue an exercise routine due to joint pain from osteoarthritis. This video explains the role
Watch the video During exercise, muscle pain and aches can be normal. However, flaring joint pain should be a warning to avoid certain exercises. As a rule, while exercising with arthritis, focus on strengthening the appropriate muscles and exercise around the pain rather than through
Watch the video Video Transcript Pain from arthritis is not an inevitable part of aging. As we all get older, there’s more likelihood to develop different problems: arthritic pains, heart disease, all sorts of things that may become more likely, but in no way makes
Watch the video Video Transcript Treatment of meniscus tears begins with the accurate diagnosis of a meniscus tear. And then, there’s a couple of different ways of going about treating the meniscus, and it depends on how severe the pain is from a meniscus tear,
Watch the video Video Transcript When conservative care is not effective for knee osteoarthritis – and this is - it usually takes a while to get to this point, but sometimes it does get to the point where conservative care is not offering the kind
Watch the video When hip pain from osteoarthritis severely affects one's quality of life, surgery becomes an option worth considering. This video discusses when it is appropriate to consider hip surgery as well as the two major types of hip surgery for arthritis. Video Transcript
Watch the video There is some evidence supported by clinical studies that supplements such as Glucosamine and Chondroitin and Omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce inflammation in a joint caused by arthritis. Patients should talk to their doctors about whether supplements are appropriate to treat
Watch the video Video Transcript Treating knee osteoarthritis is basically — we can break it down into two components. There’s reducing the inflammation within the knee, and then there’s getting all of the muscles and the biomechanics right to take the pressure off of the knee so
Watch the video Video Transcript Treating knee osteoarthritis is, basically, we can break it down into two components. There's reducing the inflammation within the knee, and then there's getting all of the muscles and the biomechanics right to take the pressure off of the knee so that
Watch the video The goal of physical therapy for treating hip osteoarthritis is to reduce the pressure that causes the pain and inflammation in the hip joints by strengthening and stretching the surrounding muscles. Apart from the changing the biomechanics, a physical therapy program may