Osteoarthritis

Summary of the Evidence: 1. Purpose: To determine if pre-operative interventions for hip and knee osteoarthritis provide benefit before and after joint replacement. Even though, this research article was about both hip and knee arthroplasty, and the PICO question was more pertaining to hip arthroplasty, this article was chosen due to the quality of study and higher level of evidence demonstrated by the study. 2. Study Design and Level of Evidence: The study design was based on the…

are like Dr. Scholls for the knee. Over time the joints and cartilage in the knee will start to wear down due to osteoarthritis (hopkinsmedicine.org, nd). While the break down is occurring of the cartilage and joints, the femur and tibia will…

osteoarthritis, massage therapy, oa, knee oa, massage Osteoarthritis and Massage Therapy October 20, 2016/0 Comments/in Massage Therapy Studies /by deeptissue9 Researchers published results of their study (Ali, Rosenberger, Weiss, Milak, & Perlman, 2016), investigating the effects of Swedish massage techniques on patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The study’s aim was to investigate how massage therapy could help patients’ quality of life while living with OA. Murphy & Helmick…

I: 11/21/2008. The patient is a 57-year old female case manager who sustained a work-related injury when she tripped but did not fall over a box filled with books. As per OMNI entry, the patient has been diagnosed with left knee inflammation. She is status post left knee arthroscopic meniscectomy. She is Permanent and Stationary as of 12/04/2009 with 14% whole person impairment and her future medical care includes weight reduction; her obesity contributes to the symptoms. Per the medical report…

Diagnosing correctly is important for treatment to be fully effective. Common disease are carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, and ganglion cysts. “Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition where the median nerve is compressed where it passes through a short tunnel at the wrist” (The British Society for Surgery of the Hand). It has been found more in women than in…

snapping over tissues due to minor adjustments in their gliding paths. Both actions are completely harmless to any joint in the human body and will not cause damage especially in the form of arthritis. There are two major types of arthritis; osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis,…

against our health, the more fully we can identify specific actions we can take to modify our lifestyles to most fully support our wellness long term. Sure, there may be treatments to the health risks that I face, heart disease, high cholesterol, osteoarthritis, cataracts, and cancer, but taking steps before problems surface is a far better tactic. Living a life that includes a healthy diet; daily exercise; abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, and risky sex; protection from the sun; good…

Obesity has been related to hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and respiratory problems.”(“Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Report...”) The higher a person’s BMI is the more likely their blood pressure is…

would give in without warning. She was referred for evaluation by a rheumatologist and given a prescription of Oxycodone. On February 25, 2016, she was diagnosed with spondylosis of the cervical region without myelopathy or radiculopathy, primary osteoarthritis of both hips, and inflammatory neuropathy. She was prescribed Percocet and Soma and a MRI of the cervical spine was ordered (Ex.…

Miss Kan, whom I interviewed during the home visit, is a 65-year-old woman with a two-year history of osteoarthritis of her knees. She was given celecoxib at first for treating the pain, however, the pain control was suboptimal despite good drug compliance. On her next follow-up, she was given glucosamine-chondroitin instead for her condition. The response was good and she claimed that there was no more pain in her knees, and the range of motion restored. The result inspired me to dig deep into…