Cultivating positive joint health habits during national gardening week: Not only is it one of the nation’s favourite pastimes, but gardening is also notoriously good for our mental and physical wellbeing. 87% of UK households have a garden1 and over 50% of people aged 55+ say they enjoy gardening2. In fact, encouraging people of all ages […]
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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. […]
Articular cartilage can heal partially after injury – researchers found a new mechanism: Post-traumatic osteoarthritis is a musculoskeletal disorder shadowing especially the life of young and active population. Inhibition of cartilage damage progression with early intervention is crucial. To predict how an intervention would affect the state of an injured knee joint, knowledge of biomechanical […]
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Poor outcomes from complex knee injuries can often be minimised if the specialist referral is made within a six-week window. This means that sports enthusiasts, such as runners, rugby players, tennis players, footballers and skiers may not have to be affected by their injury and could return to their sport more quickly and efficiently. The […]
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