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"Can an Evidence-Based Approach Help Manage Knee Osteoarthritis?"
An evidence-based approach to conservatively treating osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee involves using interventions that have been shown...


Injury Focus - Popliteus overload
The popliteus muscle is a small, triangular muscle located in the posterior aspect of the knee joint. Despite its small size, it plays a...


Knee osteoarthritis? You should be strength training...
Knee osteoarthritis is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by joint pain, stiffness, and...


Knee osteoarthritis? Strengthening your hips will help.
Knee osteoarthritis affects approximately 1/3.of all individuals, with an increasing prevalence as the population ages. The medial...


Proprioceptive training for knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative disease and is one of the leading causes of disability. Knee osteoarthritis is classically...


Recreational running does not damage your knees
A new study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine have negated the idea that recreational running damages the knee joint...


Knee osteoarthritis and psychological wellbeing
Knee osteoarthritis doesn't just affect our physical wellbeing, it can have a profound impact on mental health. Approximately 20% of...


Patients need to be educated and empowered
The approach for helping patients with painful and debilitating conditions, such as knee osteoarthritis, has thankfully changed, where...


Knee osteoarthritis? Kinesio-taping could help....
Marked knee osteoarthritis can be severely debilitating and affect peoples' quality of life. Pain management can often take the form of...


The big question....Does running cause osteoarthritis of the hip or knee?
Still to this day, I have patients tell me they do not run because it's bad for our knees and hips, and I fire it back at them and ask...


Acupuncture post total knee replacement surgery
Ko, H.F. et al., (2021) collated all the research surrounding the effectiveness of acupuncture for reducing pain after a total knee...


Knee osteoarthritis - how to manage it
A study conducted by Marconcin et al., (2016) looked into the best management strategies for living with osteoarthritis of the knee....


Does running lead to knee osteoarthritis?
There have long been discussions as to whether habitual running leads to osteoarthritis of the knee. Some studies have taken place to...
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