Information for Patients & Caregivers

Orthopaedic News for Patients with Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers can benefit from hip resurfacing

14 Jun 2010

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can benefit from the use of hip resurfacing arthroplasty, it has been claimed....

Massage can 'reduce osteoarthritis pain'

9 Jun 2010

Massage can reduce the pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, it has been claimed....

'Exercise can actually reduce joint pain'

7 Jun 2010

Regular exercise can actually reduce the incidence of joint pain in many osteoarthritis sufferers, it has been claimed....

Gentle exercise can benefit osteoarthritis sufferers

4 Jun 2010

Gentle physical activity, such as tai chi, walking and swimming can be a huge benefit for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers, it has been claimed....

Robotic arm to boost knee surgery outcomes in Scotland

4 Jun 2010

A new robotic arm is being used in a Scottish hospital to help surgeons perform knee replacement surgery....

Pioneering stem cell graft 're-grows hip'

2 Jun 2010

A 37-year-old Brit has become the second person in the country to undergo a pioneering new alternative to hip replacement surgery....

Heavy lifting linked to joint replacement

25 May 2010

Heavy lifting in the workplace has been linked to the incidence of total knee replacement and total hip replacement in people suffering from osteoarthritis....

Arthritis in the young is 'getting more common'

21 May 2010

New research has shown that the number of young people suffering from osteoarthritis has increased dramatically in the last decade....

Routine can reduce fall risk in the elderly

21 May 2010

Elderly people who fail to take their medication regularly could be at an increased risk of falling, it has been claimed....

Exercise can reduce arthritis pain

17 May 2010

Regular exercise is an effective means of reducing arthritic pain and can get rid of it entirely in some cases, it has been claimed....

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