Vital Signs: Patterns: Buckling Knees Affect Even the Healthy
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Sudden knee buckling seems to be fairly common even among people with no known knee problems.
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NEW YORK  - Spending a few minutes each  week on a balance board appears to help prevent ankles sprains  in athletes with a history of the injury, new research reports.
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It has long been clear that chronic stress wreaks havoc on our health. Scientists have now found molecular signs of this harm. In a study of mothers of chronically ill children, the cells
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers found measurable decrements in the brain function of intercollegiate athletes who sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries that were not associated with a collision with another athlete or object.
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Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury
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I heard a report on NPR a couple of weeks ago, and thought it was very interesting.  A study of a group hotel maids found that even though they lead active lives, get lots of exercise, their health isn't good. High blood pressure, overweight, body-mass index, the usual signs of a sedentary life.  They interviewed them, asking if they were active -- no. Did they get exercise? No. (The correct answer was yes to both.) So they formed two groups, with one group they did nothing, with the other they had a series of classes where they showed them how doing maid work compared to other forms of exercise. The kept going until they understood that they were active and living a healhty lifestyle. A few months later they checked blood pressure, weight, BMI and amazingly the group they had educated had become healthy!
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Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.
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Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and spinal manipulation may be worth a try to help relieve neck, back and knee pain. That&#39;s the conclusion of a trio of studies that appear in the Dec.
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NEW YORK  - In the first year after "keyhole" surgery to remove a portion of a damaged meniscus, cartilage tissue that provides structural integrity to the knee, women have poorer rates of recovery than men do in terms of knee pain and knee function, investigators report.
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NEW YORK  - Some knee injuries appear to  cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among  female soccer players, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - People who have plenty of foods with antioxidants in their diets may be protecting themselves from bone changes associated with knee arthritis, according to a new study.
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Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.
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Fidgeting and other seemingly minor physical activity can make the difference between being lean and obese, researchers reported today.
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Scientists believe measuring your waist could be a better indicator of future health than weighing yourself.
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Mothers cradle children in their arms. Fathers smile softly at the helpless bodies they hold. Other parents are bent over from the weight of their teenage kids whose legs fall limp, almost touching the ground. In the absence of basic medical equipment, these parents do this every day.
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Young women who injure their knees playing soccer appear to have a very high chance of developing a potentially disabling arthritis years later, a study suggests.
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CHICAGO - Symptoms of primary osteoarthritis of the knee, including pain and stiffness, were significantly improved in patients who used a topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), according to an article in the October 11 issue of The