Many of these exercises deliberately bend the knee through a larger range of motion, boosting the work done by your thigh muscles. But they may not be for everyone.
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Some knee injections for osteoarthritis promise to repair or regenerate the joint. Others claim to decrease pain and make it easier to move.
Until now, health experts have assumed stable and supportive shoes are the best for people with osteoarthritis. But a new study shows this isn’t always the case.
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.
Injuries and osteoarthritis of the knee are common. Fortunately, there are many ways to prevent and treat knee pain.
A recent study found semaglutide – the drug known as Ozempic – can improve knee pain in people with obesity and osteoarthritis.
And why it’s harder than you might think to evolve knees.
Most people with knee osteoarthritis can control their pain and improve their mobility without surgery, according to updated treatment guidelines. Here’s how.
The more ours joints are used, the stronger the bones and muscles surrounding them become.
It’s estimated one in five over-40s have chronic knee pain.
ACL injuries aren’t just a problem for professional athletes.
Yes, there is a risk of injuring yourself while playing netball but the overall risk of serious injury is relatively small – and far outweighed by the benefit of being active and part of a team.
Running injuries don’t have to be inevitable.
A technology that measures three-dimensional movement of the knee in real-time enables health professionals to make better assessments of the joint.
New treatment for osteoarthritis works in sheep and mice. Hopefully, human trials will start soon.
Running as nature intended might help prevent shin, foot, knee and ankle injuries.
Doctors tend to overestimate how good their treatments are and underestimate the harms that come from them. But many studies have shown knee arthroscopy to no more effective than fake surgery.
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Professor in Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne
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