Physical therapy for knee arthritis tends to cost patients more out-of-pocket and involves a lot more hassle than a quick steroid shot to soothe an aching joint. But in the long run, physical therapy ...

Approximately 14 million people in the US have knee osteoarthritis (OA). By the age of 60, about 10% of men and 13% of women are affected by symptomatic knee OA. Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic joint ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Although initially more expensive, a physical therapy ...

Objective We assessed whether late versus early initiation of physical therapy (PT) was related to greater risk of future opioid use in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who receive PT. Methods We ...

Even low levels of physical therapy were associated with lower risk of chronic opioid use after total knee replacement. The team's analysis of over 67,000 patient records revealed that the longer a ...

Exercise is believed to improve outcomes in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, but it's unclear whether some types are better than others. This randomized trial tested yoga against strength training as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Just 23% of Medicare beneficiaries with osteoarthritis who eventually underwent knee replacement ever had a ...

A randomized trial showed that adding in-clinic physical therapy to home exercise did not lead to greater reductions in knee pain for patients with degenerative meniscal tear. Added text message ...

NEIJIANG, China — Doctors often recommend expensive ultrasound sessions and extensive exercise regimens for treating knee problems. But it turns out that these high-tech therapies actually perform ...