Dr. Dean Edell: Americans are living longer but their knees aren't, the Arthritis Foundation says about 10,000,000 Americans suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, a disease of the body's own shock absorbers. Although there is no cure, osteoarthr...
Dr. Dean Edell: Welcome to Medical Breakthroughs, I'm Dr. Dean Edell. Every time you take a step, your knees bear more than their fair share of the burden. Think about this; every pound you weigh translates into 4-7 pounds of pressure on the knee....
Martin Vanderwoude: Lorie Kane knows what it takes to win. Lorie Kane: I think my success comes from not being afraid to make some sacrifices. Martin Vanderwoude: She is one of Canada's foremost golfers and winner of 4 LPGA titles. The veteran ath...
In order to understand the changes that occur in the joints of a person with osteoarthritis, it is necessary to first understand how joints work. The two main bones of the knee are the femur and the tibia. In a normal knee joint, the connecting su...
What is osteoarthritis? Dr. Thaddeus Bell: Osteoarthritis is a condition of the bone when this bone on bone and as a result of the ageing process these bones began to detariate so it’s a ageing it’s a process in which the bones age as we get older...
Lyle Hurd: Sherry could you please tell us about the benefits of Celadrin and in conjunction with osteoarthritis please? Sherry Torkos: Osteoarthritis is a very, very common health condition that affects a lot of people predominantly those over ag...
Are there oral and surgical treatment options for OA? Stanley Dysart: There are many non operative treatments for Osteoarthritis and as a practicing orthopedic surgeon I use many of these methods. Our academy has recently looked at arthritis and h...
Jennifer Mathews: Acupuncture has been around for centuries. Dr. Steve Amoils: You treat the current symptoms. You treat the symptoms that have happened in the past, and you prevent symptoms from happening in the future. Jennifer Mathews: Today, F...
Jennifer Matthews: Every two weeks, Joy Berman takes a walk to a place she didn't need until last year. Joy Berman: Of course, I was getting more uncomfortable and more difficult walking up and down the stairs. And so I wanted to try something and...
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Osteoarthritis Deborah Norville: As you just saw, Natasha is one of the millions of Americans suffering from painful and debilitating osteoarthritis. Dr. Travis Stork: But now there’s a new treatment and it is offe...
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis I want everyone to understand, we’ve talked about the difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. And after that we will explain exactly what this platelet rich therapy is about. And rheumato...
Learn about Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, OA or degenerative joint disease most commonly affects patients who are middle aged than older. It affects the hands and weight bearing joints such as the knees, hips, feet and the back. Joints are struct...
Osteoarthritis is a decrease in the normal cartilage, articular cartilage, within the joint and, we see this as a normal aging response to the joint; very common as we get older to develop some osteoarthritis. Females tend to be a little bit more ...
Treatment of arthritis Tim Allardyce: Physiotherapists treats osteoarthritis by improving event mobility at the joint by reducing muscle spasm, by stretching out those very fibrous tight ligaments. We have patients move and restore their mobility ...
What is osteoarthritis of the knee? Dr. Jeffrey Rosen: Osteoarthritis is a disease process that involves the breakdown of cartilage inside joints of the body, through progressive wear and tear and breakdown of the cartilage, you lose the cushionin...
Larry: Hi! I'm Larry from Tampa, Florida. What is osteoarthritis and how is it treated? John Sundy: Larry osteoarthritis refers to a kind of arthritis that we commonly refer to as degenerative arthritis or wear and tear arthritis. And what happens...
Dean Edell: Welcome to Medical Breakthroughs. I am Doctor Dean Edell. Every time you take a step, your knees bear more than their fair share of the burden. Think about this, every pound you weigh, translates into four to seven pounds of pressure o...
Travis Stork: Why is this hurt, that is the question we're answering for you today. Jamie has been in constant pain for quite sometime and it's beginning to disrupt her daily life. Jamie: Hey doctors! I use to be really active but lately my knee h...
Do I have osteoarthritis? Dr. Peter Stillman: When we mention arthritis, for most of the time, we are refering to osteoarthritis and that’s fair enough, because, after all is the most common form. The fact that over 200 different kinds of arthriti...