Positive effects of exercise therapy on pain and function in osteoarthritis Evoke 3D printed custom knee brace. Osskin Despite the high prevalence and burden on … READ MORE
Effects on gait by varying stiffness of ankle foot orthoses for children with cerebral palsy Gait in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) is often characterized by abnormal gait … READ MORE
Self-care and exercise effective in managing knee conditions Self-care is a concept widely applied across healthcare and can be broadly defined … READ MORE
What you need to know about prehabilitation Most of us know the value of rehabilitation following a surgery, such as a joint … READ MORE
Raising Singapore’s Paralympic heroes Para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu’s parents were 15 minutes late for the interview. … READ MORE
Foot pain sufferers find relief from 3D printer An EU-funded project has developed a way to quickly make customised corrective foot … READ MORE
Part 1: When a knee replacement specialist needs his own new knee Ira H. Kirschenbaum MD, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Bronx-Lebanon … READ MORE
3D printed back brace takes fencer to Rio Paralympics 2016 Polina Rožkova, representing wheelchair fencing for Latvia, competed at the Rio … READ MORE
Gait can determine source of knee OA A small study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research shows that … READ MORE
Got knee pain? The best tool for evaluating knee pain among middle-aged patients is an x-ray Knee pain is common among Americans age 40 and up. Nearly 1 in 17 people visit … READ MORE
Preoperative progressive resistance training improved objective function for OA patients who had TKA Results from this study demonstrated the efficacy and safety of preoperative … READ MORE
Is the complex primary total knee arthroplasty glass half full or half empty? Total knee arthroplasty as we know it today, for the vast majority of patients, is … READ MORE
Themes patients focus on when selecting treatment for OA Investigators of this study identified key themes, such as the characteristics of a … READ MORE
You’ll know when you’re ready: When the time is right for joint replacement surgery Pool Exercises for Joint Pain, Arthritis Foundation. Background. While some studies … READ MORE
Biomechanical effect of unloader braces for medial osteoarthritis of the knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is a frequent cause of knee pain, especially in the elderly … READ MORE
Activity limitations and pain in patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty This paper reports the functional and activity limitations among persons scheduled … READ MORE
Knee OA brace experts revisit persistent issues By using the brace, people can reduce their pain and increase their function. … READ MORE
Standing wheelchairs rise to new heights As someone who has resided on wheels for most of my young life, looking up at the … READ MORE
Similar risk for injury found with traditional vs minimalist running shoes Compared with soldiers in the U.S. Army who wore stability, cushioning or … READ MORE
New approaches to orthotic management in children with cerebral palsy Practitioners look to novel ways of using familiar lower limb orthotic alternatives … READ MORE
Gait differences in patients with non-traumatic and post-traumatic knee OA Results from this study indicated patients with non-traumatic knee osteoarthritis … READ MORE
Reductions in co-contraction following neuromuscular re-education in people with knee osteoarthritis Background. Both increased knee muscle co-contraction and alterations in central … READ MORE
Patient preference is as sensitive as conventional measures for knee OA pain Results from this study using data from two knee osteoarthritis trials suggest … READ MORE
AFOs for kids with cerebral palsy improve stability Researchers report that the use of ankle-foot orthoses, or AFOs, improve the … READ MORE
Robotic gait training for kids with CP: Is it really effective? UAlberta study recruiting children to evaluate Lokomat gait training program. … READ MORE
Gaming camera could aid MS treatment Kinect 3D camera used to assess walking of MS patients. A team of researchers led by … READ MORE
Is a rare bump on the chest actually helping American breaststrokers? RIO DE JANEIRO — The old swimming adage is that breaststrokers are born, not made. … READ MORE
Patellofemoral pain in adolescence: much more prevalent than appreciated Patellofemoral pain is common among adolescents. Musculoskeletal conditions are not … READ MORE
Minorities less likely to have knee replacement surgery, more likely to have complications Minority populations have lower rates of total knee replacement (TKR) utilization … READ MORE
Chondroitin + glucosamine sulfate may provide no benefits for patients with knee osteoarthritis Chondroitin sulfate (CS) plus glucosamine sulfate (GS) was no better than placebo … READ MORE