Category Research

3 Dec

OAFI Foundation and SEIOMM sign a collaboration framework to bring doctors and patients together in the research of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.

Last November, SEIOMM (Spanish Society for Bone and Mineral Metabolism Research) and the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI) signed a collaboration agreement between both parties, in which they undertook to work together to tackle osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. Osteoarthritis, a chronic disease erroneously associated with old age, already affects more than 7 million people in Spain, with […]

10 Nov

OAFI Foundation joins the European project TriAnkle

The TRIANKLE consortium –made up of 12 European organisations (one of them OAFI Foundation)–, will develop 3D bioprinted personalised scaffolds for tissue regeneration of ankle joints. The main objective of this project is to reduce the time of recovery down to 50% and increase the functionality ratios up to 10-15%. The TRIANKLE consortium –made up […]

5 Oct

A study promoted by OAFI states that SYSADOAs are considered appropriate in the treatment of osteoarthritis

The journal of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (SER), Clinical Rheumatology, has just published part of the results of a study promoted by the International Foundation for Patients with Osteoarthritis, OAFI, which clarifies the use of SYSADOAs in the treatment of Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: "Expert Paper on the Appropriate Use of SYSADOAs in Controversial Clinical Situations."

5 Mar

A European Project That Will Send Dietary and Personalized Habits of Life

The OAFI Foundation participates in a European project led by EURECAT that works on the development of a system for sending dietary advice and personalized lifestyle habits to users with the aim of training consumers to prevent diet-related diseases. The PREVENTOMICS project is based on biomarkers and proposes personalized nutrition plans based on the characteristics of each individual […]

11 Apr

OAFI explains the proposal for a new care management model for OA patients at the General patients Alliance conference

OAFI, International Foundation of Patients with Arthrosis, has participated in the 6th Patients’ Day of the General Alliance of Patients (AGP) at the round table “Giving voice to pathologies. Current situation, care demands and unmet needs” which was held today in Madrid. Dr. Josep Vergés, President and CEO of the OAFI, explained that osteoarthritis affects […]

8 Apr

OAFI presents results of three scientific studies at the World Congress of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases

OAFI International Foundation has participated in the World Congress of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO) which held its nineteenth edition from 4 to 7 April in Paris. The WCO-IOF-ESCEO is one of the largest and most prestigious international scientific meetings in the field of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, fragility and sarcopenia. OAFI Foundation presented at this […]

2 Apr

Dr. Vergés shares his experience in osteoarthritis with MYCEC Master’s Degree students

Dr. Josep Vergés, CEO and President of OAFI International Foundation, has given two sessions at the Teófilo Hernández Institute (Autonomous University of Madrid) as a professor on the importance of the patient in clinical trials, within the Master in Monitoring and Coordination of Clinical Trials, which this year celebrates its 21st edition, directed by Professor […]

24 Jan

Exercise therapy may postpone total hip replacement surgery in patients with hip osteoarthritis

The University of Oslo in Norway conducted a study1 on the effect of exercise on the long-term need for total hip replacement. Physical activity and patient information are recommended for all patient with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee as first-line treatment. In fact exercise therapy was found to be beneficial in reducing pain and […]

23 Jan

I want to lose weight, but how do I start?

When we are overweight, our health deteriorates, it is no longer just a visual issue. Therefore, losing weight means reducing the risk of suffering or developing diseases and reducing ailments and symptoms. In the case of suffering from osteoarthritis, the improvement in the quality of life is notorious. If doctors and health specialists have recommended […]

20 Dec

OAFI HOSTS THE III INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR OA PATIENTS – OAFICONGRESS19

300 million people suffer from osteoarthritis all over the world, a figure that has doubled in the past 30 years and affects increasingly younger population. Obesity, ageing, and sports as running or football are among the main causes of this increase. In Spain, the osteoarthritis creates an annual expense of 5,831 billion euros. Management and […]

OAFI is the International Osteoarthritis Foundation, the first and only foundation aimed exclusively at people with osteoarthritis worldwide.

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