Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began ...
With the exponential growth of the aging segment of the population, physical therapy clinics are treating larger proportions of patients with arthritic conditions. Arthritis is a leading cause of ...
Arthritis cannot be cured, but an effective arthritis treatment plan can help you manage the disease. The goals of arthritis treatment are to control pain and other symptoms, minimize joint damage and ...
We all know that physical activity is good for us, but exercising when you have osteoarthritis has some added challenges. There are 32.5 million adults in the U.S. living with ...
The clinical manifestations and impact of arthritis is compounded by the natural changes of aging. Physical therapy interventions provide a comprehensive approach to the management of ...
In some situations, a flare-up of arthritis cannot be managed with home remedies or medication alone ... Improve your knee range of motion by increasing the flexibility in your leg muscles Individuals ...
A NEW study suggests that adding blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy to traditional exercise programmes can significantly improve outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Conducted at ...