Are you plagued by constant minor winter illness – not severe enough to need a sick note – but which leave you feeling under the weather? We rounded up the top six common culprits and how best to deal with them. Chapped lips Dry cracked lips are a common problem, in winter. Extremes of temperature from central heating […]
CBD as a painkiller: Efficacy not clinically proven: Cannabidiol (CBD) is marketed by some suppliers as a painkiller, e.g. for osteoarthritis of the knee. Animal experiments have shown that the substance, which is extracted from the hemp plant, has an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect in arthritis. As pain researchers at MedUni Vienna were now able […]
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New treatment could help avoid surgery by healing ACL rupture: The new study looked at 80 people treated with the cross bracing protocol, and found 90 per cent had evidence of ACL healing. A new non-surgical bracing treatment may help to facilitate healing after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, a new study has found. […]
Reducing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis research from the Bionics Institute in Melbourne, Australia: Our researchers are developing a drug-free treatment to treat rheumatoid arthritis using vagus nerve stimulation. Researchers at the Bionics Institute are developing an innovative drug-free treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The treatment uses an electrical medical device to target the nervous system and […]
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Steroid injections can provide an effective means of treating patients with arthritis in their hip, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted. The Keele University research looked at the use of corticosteroid injections for treating hip osteoarthritis (OA), and found that these treatments had a rapid and sustained impact for patients, giving […]
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Frailty may be reversible for some people with rheumatoid arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis patients living with frailty may find their frailty is reversible following treatment, according to a new study. The research, published in RMD Open and led by the University of Glasgow, looked at frailty – a vulnerability to poor health-outcomes – in people with rheumatoid […]
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On World Arthritis Day, Bupa Nurse Kerry John answers your most-Googled questions about Arthritis for the Hippocratic Post. Kerry John is a trained nurse and regional Director for Bupa Care Services. In the UK over 10 million people suffer from arthritis, a common condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in your joints. The risk […]
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A new online program enhanced by text messages to help people with knee osteoarthritis exercise has been found to improve knee pain, physical function and quality of life, new research reveals. The University of Melbourne-led study developed and tested a free 24-week exercise program combining a website and personalised text messages. No freely accessible program like […]
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Arthritis drugs may help sickest Covid-19 patients: Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with drugs typically used for arthritis may significantly improve survival, a landmark study has found. The findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, come from the REMAP-CAP trial, which evaluates the effect of treatments on a combination of survival and length of time […]
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Critically ill patients with COVID-19 treated with an arthritis drug that reduces inflammation are significantly more likely to have improved outcomes, an international study has found. The early findings, which are yet to be published, come from the REMAP-CAP trial, led by Imperial College London and the Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) […]
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