A research team from Northwest University, China, has developed a breakthrough nano-composite hydrogel system to address the ...

As we get older, our body's organs naturally age and degenerative diseases begin to develop one by one. Among them, arthritis ...

Background: Bicompartmental or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA, UKA) is currently advocated as an alternative solution to conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in order to preserve ...

In a study on 431 patients with knee OA, baseline lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and time-integrated concentration of LBP were associated with worsening joint space width and narrowing, even ...

Osteoarthritis is a painful and disabling disease that affects millions of patients. Its aetiology is largely unknown, but is most likely multi-factorial. Osteoarthritis poses a dilemma: it often ...

Healthy articular cartilage is a self-lubricating system with extremely low friction coefficients (COF), as low as 10 –3 even at pressures up to 100 atm. (1,2) Compared to healthy joints, ...

A joint's cartilage degradation is clinically recognized by a gradual development of pain, stiffness, and loss of motion. Among the elderly, hip and knee OA causes a greater degree of disability. [1] ...

For knee pain, Dr. Yogendra suggests keeping the feet stationary on the ground instead of lifting on the toes as in the standard pose. Hold the breath for 5 seconds while holding this position.

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The self-aligning capability of an exoskeleton is important to ensure wearing comfort, and the delicate motion ability of the exoskeleton is essential for motion assistance. Designing a self-aligning ...

Objectives To determine whether clinical tenderness can be considered a sign of inflammatory joint activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) ...

The pathological condition in a degenerative knee joint may be assessed by analyzing the knee joint vibroarthrographic signals. With the severity level of the knee joint disorders evaluated by the ...