Shockwave therapy safe, effective for knee injury
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NEW YORK  - In the treatment of chronic pain and tenderness around the knee cap, or "patella," shockwave therapy seems to be safer and more effective, with lower recurrence rates, than conventional conservative treatments, suggest the results of a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Exercise training for heart patients is safe, a new study shows. Among 25,420 patients undergoing rehabilitation after heart surgery, heart attack or for other causes, just 20 severe events occurred over a one-year period, and none were fatal, French researchers report.
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Doctors are following the playbook in treating Buffalo Bills football player Kevin Everett's severe spinal cord injury except in one notable regard: pumping icy cold saline into his veins to try to prevent further damage
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A novel set of input devices aim to reduce repetitive stress injuries by going vertical.
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The biggest clinical study of acupuncture to date shows the ancient Chinese therapy can help people with arthritis of the knee. The study led by a University of Maryland School of Medicine researcher concluded
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NEW YORK  - Symptoms of osteoarthritis of  the knee are eased more when acupuncture is added to treatment  with the painkiller diclofenac, Spanish researchers report.
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Oct. 7, 2004 -- Female soccer players who have an ACL injury (anterior cruciate ligament) in one of their knees are more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis at an early age.
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Australian researchers say they may have found an unlikely source of help for ailing knees: frogs. The BBC reports that a sticky substance found in the skin of frogs could be used to repair knee joints.
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Freeze-dried implants are being developed which may help repair injured and difficult-to-treat tendons.
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A new knee replacement implant designed for women may help cut pain experienced by some patients.
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NEW YORK  - A heat-retaining sleeve worn around the knee is useful in reducing joint pain and stiffness in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, preliminary testing indicates.
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NEW YORK  - Athletes who have suffered  spinal injuries severe enough to make them temporarily lose  feeling in their limbs can sometimes safely return to their  sport, research suggests.
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Scientists believe they are close to a significant breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries.
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By Randy Reinhardt, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 3--BLOOMINGTON -- Brent Ruch still wears knee braces, although Elmhurst College basketball coach Mark Scherer said his standout sophomore center probably doesn't need the protection.
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NEW YORK  - Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee are eased more when acupuncture is added to treatment with the painkiller diclofenac, Spanish researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a drug used to  combat the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis appears to reduce  the occurrence of osteoarthritis-related damage in the knee,  according to a new report.
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A major study of osteoarthritis of the knee says acupuncture can both relieve pain and improve movement.