Individuals with osteoarthritis are painfully aware that something is missing in their aching joints. The reality is that a healthy joint contains a thick substance called synovial fluid that provides ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers knee gel injections as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis if a person meets certain criteria. These shots work by improving lubrication and cushioning in the ...

New clinical data suggests intra-articular injections of hypertonic dextrose are safe and effective at alleviating knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, a condition affecting nearly 30 million Americans ...

A new study suggests that low-dose radiation therapy could fill the treatment gap between pain medications and joint ...

The common practice of treating knee pain with corticosteroid injections may actually help speed up the progression of arthritis, two studies have found. But injections of hyaluronic acid — a steroid- ...

Researchers comparing two injections commonly used to relieve knee pain from osteoarthritis—corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid—found that corticosteroid injections were associated with higher ...

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For those who suffer painful arthritis in their aging knees, new research suggests a noninvasive treatment might deliver lasting relief. Called genicular artery embolization, the roughly two-hour ...

Korean researchers found that low-dose radiation therapy eased knee pain and improved movement in people with mild to moderate osteoarthritis. The treatment, far weaker than cancer radiation, showed ...

A treatment based on a natural anti-inflammatory substance found in bodily tissues may ease the pain of disc degeneration in the lower back Sufferers of chronic lower-back pain are all too aware of ...