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Meniscus injury and Osteoarthritis – Meniscal surgery alternatives
Published on May 16, 2013.
We see many patients with a date for meniscal surgery already planned who would like to avoid the surgery. One reason is the connection between Meniscal surgery and osteoarthritis. “Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease in the world, and the knee is the most affected joint. It is a
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Leading cause of knee surgery? MRI?
Published on May 8, 2013.
Is the MRI necessary? UPDATE “Careful clinical examination is much better than MRI with regard to the diagnosis of medial meniscus injury and is as reliable as MRI with regard to diagnosis of lateral meniscus injury and ACL tears. MRI should be used to rule out such injuries rather than
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Knee Osteoarthritis in the older athlete
Published on May 2, 2013.
Often we see an older athlete with an MRI and a recommendation for surgery. Sometimes these patients will report to us a minor discomfort in the knee. However, many of these patients will then produce an MRI report that the minor discomfort was found to be an advanced case of
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Do back pain injections make back pain worse?
Published on May 2, 2013.
In a recent study published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association noted what may be obvious to some: The sooner you treat back pain, the better the chance to alleviate pain and prevent later disability. Here is what they said: “Patients who presented with acute or persistent low-back
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Vitamin D heals musculoskeletal pain
Published on March 21, 2013.
If you are low in vitamin D you may suffer from joint pain. This is typically a joint pain that feels like dull aches and pain. Weight problems and fatigue may also be symptoms of low vitamin D. “Vitamin D is an important component in musculoskeletal development, maintenance, and function.
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The Stem Cell Therapy Option for Osteoarthritis
Published on March 1, 2013.
Medical research acknowledges that the management of articular cartilage tears, whether from trauma or degenerative disease, continues to be a significant challenge for Orthopaedic surgeons and that stem cells treatments should be explored as a potential source of repair. “Current treatment options such as abrasion arthroplasty procedures, osteochondral transplantation and
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Knee Osteoarthritis and knee replacement l New Jersey
Published on February 21, 2013.
Prolotherapy while waiting for knee replacement? Many people write to us regularly asking about their options for knee replacement. We will usually see an email that contains concerns such as “the MRI revealed I had no cartilage left…”; “my doctor says that the bone-on-bone condition warrants a total knee replacement.”
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PRP, Knee Osteoarthritis and Active Lifestyle Patients
Published on December 22, 2012.
The importance of an experienced PRP physician, one with extensive clinical experience in treating patients with injection therapies, can make the difference between Prolotherapy or PRP treatments working or not working. We recently posted a number of articles on the subject including Prolotherapy injections and ultrasound At the Magaziner Center
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Early treatment of Osteoarthritis
Published on December 18, 2012.
“Osteoarthritis is thought to be the most prevalent chronic joint disease. The incidence of osteoarthritis is rising because of the ageing population and the epidemic of obesity. Pain and loss of function are the main clinical features that lead to treatment, including non-pharmacological, pharmacological, and surgical approaches. Clinicians recognise that
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Omega 3 and Osteoarthritis
Published on November 14, 2012.
There is new research out that is supporting a wide range of animal studies suggesting that diets rich in Omega 3 may thwart off osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis (ostheoarthrosis, OA) is characterized by the progressive destruction of articular cartilage, remodeling of the periarticular bone and inflammation of the synovial membrane. In patients,
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Arthritis, Anxiety, Depression and Dementia
Published on November 1, 2012.
At the Magaziner Center for Wellness, we often see patients with chronic pain from arthritis suffering from symptoms of anxiety and depression. New research confirms. Researchers from the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre suggest that “Prior diagnosis of anxiety was strongly associated with dementia…Given the higher prevalence of anxiety
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Stem Cell Therapy Osteoarthritis Fox 29 Philadelphia
Published on February 8, 2012.
“Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disorder and the restoration of the diseased articular cartilage in patients with OA is still a challenge for researchers and clinicians. Currently, a variety of experimental strategies have investigated whether mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) instead of chondrocytes can be used for the regeneration and maintenance
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