(NBC) -- Osteoarthritis, when the cartilage between bones begins to wear away, is a painful problem for millions of Americans. Now, many are looking for alternative ways to avoid surgery. Robert Schummer loves walking, but osteoarthritis has kept him stationary.
Osteoarthritis is expensive to manage, with estimated annual costs as high as $10,000-15,000 per horse to diagnose, treat, and medicate, explained Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, director of the Orthopedic Research Center at Colorado ...
We also announced research findings related to osteoarthritis progression that could enable the identification of early disease patients who may benefit from new drugs in development to modify the progression of the disease," said Bender. "We enter 2011 ...
An unstable gait doesn’t help one’s confidence,” says 80-year-old Kusuma Nayak, whose social commitments suffered because of osteoarthritis. “What kept me going was that I never allowed myself to wallow in self-pity.” It started with stiffness in ...
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