Physical therapy for knee arthritis tends to cost patients more out-of-pocket and involves a lot more hassle than a quick steroid shot to soothe an aching joint. But in the long run, physical therapy ...

Approximately 14 million people in the US have knee osteoarthritis (OA). By the age of 60, about 10% of men and 13% of women are affected by symptomatic knee OA. Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic joint ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Although initially more expensive, a physical therapy ...

Published results showed a combination of home exercise and physical therapy did not result in greater pain reduction ...

Objective We assessed whether late versus early initiation of physical therapy (PT) was related to greater risk of future opioid use in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who receive PT. Methods We ...

Just a fraction of older Americans with arthritic knees try physical therapy, pain-relieving injections or other more conservative measures before undergoing knee replacement surgery, new research ...

Exercise is believed to improve outcomes in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, but it's unclear whether some types are better than others. This randomized trial tested yoga against strength training as ...

Even low levels of physical therapy were associated with lower risk of chronic opioid use after total knee replacement. The team's analysis of over 67,000 patient records revealed that the longer a ...

A 2013 trial compared physical therapy to surgery for middle-age and older patients with meniscal tears. Here's what it found ...

NEIJIANG, China — Doctors often recommend expensive ultrasound sessions and extensive exercise regimens for treating knee problems. But it turns out that these high-tech therapies actually perform ...

Two expert MDs say it's a telltale sign that you might be ready for surgery once you start experiencing this type of ...