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Electrical muscle stimulation uses small electrical impulses to help the muscles contract.
Older women and people with diabetes are much more likely to develop this condition. So do physio or steroid injections make a difference? And what about surgery?
While corticosteroid injections can be very effective at alleviating the pain and inflammation of osteoarthritis, they might not be for everyone.
Joint noises are common and often misunderstood. A physiotherapist explains why they happen and what they do, and do not, mean.
New research could allow health care providers to identify and treat patients at risk for rheumatoid arthritis before the disease progresses.
Both can cause joint pain and swelling. But their causes and treatments differ.
Gout is no longer a disease of kings and queens, this painful joint disorder can affect anyone.
Half of Australians who visit their GP for knee pain will get an X-ray. But new research shows this route of diagnosis may do more harm than good.
What studies show about the effect of rain, humidity and other weather conditions on joint aches and pains.
Commonly referred to as ‘TMJ,’ temporomandibular joint disorder can cause headaches, pain and clicking in the jaw.
Injuries and osteoarthritis of the knee are common. Fortunately, there are many ways to prevent and treat knee pain.
It’s a common idea, but a myth. Here’s what we think is really going on.
PanaNatra is a line of herbal products from the makers of Panadol. But can herbal ingredients relieve different types of pain?
It’s estimated one in five over-40s have chronic knee pain.
While dead hangs may be OK for people with good upper-body strength and no shoulder problems, they can be risky for some.
Currently the best evidence for reducing the chances of re-spraining your ankle sprain comes down to two main things.
Exercise – alongside standard treatments – may help improve strength and flexibility, and other symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
Specific exercise therapy is the most recommended treatment for osteoarthritis, and it could save New Zealand’s health system $20 million each year by reducing other costly and ineffective treatments.
How to run safely with knee pain.
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia
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Director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
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Research Professor, Director of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, University of Otago
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Research fellow, University of Otago
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Assistant Professor in Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Bradford
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Professor of Muscle and Joint Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Research Fellow in Qualitative Research, University of Leeds
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Senior Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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AIS Professor of Sports Medicine Research, University of Canberra
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Casual Academic, Physiotherapy, La Trobe University
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Professor and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), RMIT University
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Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University