Category Research

9 Nov

Retired professional footballers HAVE double the risk of osteoarthritis compared to the general population

The study compares more than 1,000 ex-footballers with 4,000 men in the same age range Retired footballers have twice as much knee pain, a higher prevalence of radiological osteoarthritis and three times the need for knee replacements Football is the most popular team sport in the world. Some 265 million people play it worldwide and of […]

15 Sep

Researchers find why osteoarthritis is more common in women

Women suffer more from osteoarthritis than men. A group of experts at the Augusta University in Georgia (USA) has found that the synovial fluid in the knee contains clues as to why this difference exists. The researchers found clear differences in the messages that cells send and receive through small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in […]

28 Jul

Experts POINT TO TAi Chi to ALLEVIATE knee osteoarthritis PAIN

Less pain and better quality of life after 5 weeks practicing the aquatic version of Tai chi This is a pilot study carried out with only 25 patients but opens the door to further research Researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have published a pilot study of 25 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee […]

17 Jul

Mediterranean diet slows inflammation in PATIENTS WITH knee osteoarthritis

Researchers at the University of Kent, UK, have shown that patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who changed their usual diet to a Mediterranean diet for 16 weeks, in addition to losing weight, significantly decreased levels of a cartilage pro-inflammatory molecule, called IL-1alpha, compared to another group of patients who did not change their diet. […]

4 Jul

Natural selection favoured shorter bones to COMBAT THE COLD, increasing the risk of osteoarthritis

Researchers at Stanford University and Harvard University have found that mutations in the GDF5 gene associated with shorter stature allowed our ancestors to migrate from Africa to frigid parts of the North 50,000-100,000 years ago. However, these same mutations are associated with a nearly twofold increased risk of osteoarthritis. A more compact body structure due […]

26 Jun

Diabetes increases pain sensation in knee osteoarthritis patients

The major burden of knee joint osteoarthritis (OA) is pain. Since in elder patients diabetes mellitus is an important comorbidity of OA, researchers of the University Hospital of Jena, Germany, have explored whether the presence of diabetes mellitus has a significant influence on pain intensity at the end stage of knee OA, and we aimed […]

19 Jun

High fiber diet reduces the risk of knee osteoarthritis

It is the conclusion of two long-term studies conducted in the United States A diet rich in fiber is linked to a lower risk of painful knee osteoarthritis, according to the first study of its kind, published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases magazine. The findings, which are based on two separate long-term studies, […]

25 May

Weight loss can slow down knee joint degeneration

A study at the University of California claims that obese or overweight people who lost 5-10% of their body weight over a 48-month period significantly decreased knee cartilage degradation. The results of the research have been published in the journal Radiology. The study involved 640 people with a body mass index (BMI) over 25, who […]

28 Apr

Patient empowerment in clinical trials

Josep Vergés highlights the need for patient empowerment in the Master’s Degree in Monitoring and Management of Clinical Trials at the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid. An empowered patient is better informed, more autonomous and can better manage his/her pathology. Dr. Josep Vergés, President of the OAFI Foundation, has participated as a lecturer in the Master’s […]

24 Apr

High-fat, high-carb diets, one of the causes of osteoarthritis

A study in rats concludes that the so-called junk food weakens the joint cartilage Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation in Australia, have published a study in the journal Scientific Reports showing that a diet high in saturated fat and carbohydrates causes changes in joint cartilage and bone that lead […]

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