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Dr. Jonathan Krant

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Osteoarthritis May Run In Families In Odd Ways

If your mom has arthritis in her hands, you may develop arthritis in both of your knees. A poster presentation at the World Congress on Osteoarthritis looked at 1,333 hand osteoarthritis patients over four years, with respect to knee involvement. To quote the author of the study, "When you have a patient with hand... Read more Chevron

posted 04/11/2008, comments (0)|

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Being Afraid To Move May Worsen Osteoarthritis and Obesity

Pain-related fear means being afraid to move or do things that might cause pain in your joints or different parts of the body. Fear of pain was directly associated with diminished movements, increasing inactivity, and risk for further weight gain, according to a small study conducted by Duke University behavioral scientists. The... Read more Chevron

posted 04/06/2008, comments (0)|

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Being Afraid To Move May Worsen Osteoarthritis and Obesity

Pain-related fear means being afraid to move or do things that might cause pain in your joints or different parts of the body. Fear of pain was directly associated with diminished movements, increasing inactivity, and risk for further weight gain, according to a small study conducted by Duke University behavioral scientists. The... Read more Chevron

posted 04/06/2008, comments (0)|

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Arthritis treatment rubbed into the skin may ease osteoarthritis pain

Rheumatologists are keenly interested in finding medical approaches to arthritis pain which are effective, and do not cause problems for other organs including the kidney, liver and gastrointestinal system. Traditional nonpharmacological approaches to osteoarthritis management include physical therapy, exercise and weight control programs, often... Read more Chevron

posted 02/14/2008, comments (0)|

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