Q I was on the couch with my right leg on an ottoman when our black Lab rammed into the inside of my knee. The next day, it ...
Lie on right side, feet flexed and stacked on top of each other. Place left hand on ground in front of chest to stabilize the ...
ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. DEAR DOCTOR K: I've been having a lot of knee pain. Would you describe the anatomy of my knee so that I can understand more when I see my doctor about it? DEAR ...
The knee is a meeting place for four bones — the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shinbone), fibula (calf bone), and patella (kneecap). It requires several ligaments to keep these bones in place and ...
A recent meta-analysis examined 217 trials involving 15,684 participants and six types of exercise to manage knee osteoarthritis. While all of them reduced pain, improved movement and enhanced quality ...
Baylor College of Medicine has been named a site for the Restoring Joint Health and Function to Reduce Pain (RE-JOIN) Consortium, part of the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction ...
When there are problems that affect joints, or the areas where bones meet together, you may experience pain along with other symptoms like swelling and stiffness. The knee is the largest and strongest ...
The first knee replacement shaped to fit a woman's anatomy has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration, and will be distributed to orthopedic surgeons to use next week. Dr. Aaron G ...
About 91 million Americans, including one-third of working-age adults, suffer from arthritis. To treat the chronic and painful orthopedic conditions caused by arthritic disease, more than a million ...