Background Meniscal tears are a common cause of knee pain and disability. The objective measurement of the health-related quality of life of patients with meniscal tears plays a key role in clinical evaluation and therapeutic decision making. Several evaluation tools have been used to measure the effects of meniscal tears on knee function and quality of life. However, most of these tools are no...

BACKGROUND Extracts from perna canaliculus, the Green Lipped Mussel (GLM) are widely used as a complimentary therapy by patients with osteoarthritis (OA). The current study investigated the potential of a novel GLM formulation as a treatment for OA. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was undertaken to assess potential impacts on pain and quality of life following 12 weeks of tre...

BACKGROUND Topical ibuprofen provides an alternative treatment to oral ibuprofen for the treatment of chronic knee pain. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of topical versus oral ibuprofen in chronic knee pain treatment. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, unblinded pilot study. SETTING A private pain management practice. METHODS Twenty patients received either ibuprofen tablets 3 time...

Background and Objectives: Little is known about the association between dietary protein intake and clinical manifestations in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. We aimed to determine the correlation between dietary protein intake and pain severity, functional status, and body composition indices in patients with knee OA. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 220 OA pat...

Background: Despite anti-inflammatory effects of rosemary, there is no broad consensus on the effects of rosemary on osteoarthritis symptoms, being among the most common causes of disability. This study aimed to determine the effects of rosemary ointment on osteoarthritis symptoms in the elderly. Materials & Methods: In this double-blind randomized trial, 75 elderly patients with knee osteoar...

M e t h o d s Design: Randomized placebo-controlled trial. Allocation: {Concealed}†.* Blinding: Blinded (clinicians, patients, {data collectors, outcome assessors, data analysts, data safety and monitoring committee, and manuscript writers}†).* Follow-up period: 2 months. Setting: Alberta, Canada. Patients: 52 patients > 40 years of age (mean age 62 y, 60% women) with symptomatic hip OA for > 6...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the effectiveness of regenerative injection therapy (RIT) to relieve pain and restore function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN Crossover study where participants were randomly assigned to receive exercise therapy for 32 weeks in combination with RIT on weeks 0, 4, 8, and 12 or RIT on weeks 20, 24, 28, and 32. PATIENTS Thirty-six patients with chronic knee ...

AIMS The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlations between clinical symptoms (pain), physical examination, ultrasound (US), and radiological findings in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA). MATERIAL AND METHODS Knee pain was appreciated during medial and lateral palpation of each knee joint and using visual analogue scale (VAS) and The Western Ontario and McMaster Univers...

OBJECTIVE To compare the responsiveness of the condition-specific Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis (OA) index (WOMAC) and the generic Short Form-36 (SF-36) in patients with OA of the legs undergoing a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation intervention. METHODS A prospective follow up study of consecutively referred inpatients of a rehabilitation clinic was made. The p...