The world's most common form of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, causes sufferers pain and hurts their quality of life. Total knee replacement is the only option for people with severe knee ...

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 ...

No matter our age or physical condition, sometimes there is an event that physically brings you down and nearly incapacitates you from normality. The event could be from a fall, an auto accident, or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wow, that is a really bad knee,” the renowned knee surgeon said as he looked at the X-ray of my left knee along with his ...

Whether arthritis aches have been flaring up more often or you're finding it harder to simply climb the stairs, age-related joint pain can sneak up on millions of Americans. Because it's so common, ...

Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO Key Takeaways Follow-up appointments happen two weeks, six weeks, three months, and ...

Do you have painful arthritis in your knees? Is it affecting the quality of your life? Are you considering total joint replacement? Dr. Spencer Amundsen – a fellowship-trained and board-certified ...

Partial knee replacement surgery replaces one part of a damaged knee with an artificial joint. Compared with total knee replacement, partial knee replacement is less painful and has a shorter recovery ...