Archive for the 'Arthritis / Rheumatology' Category


Tai Chi Exercise Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Pain In The Elderly

Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai Chi (Chuan) is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements to induce mental relaxation and enhance balance, strength, flexibility, and self-efficacy.
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10/30/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Magnetic And Copper Bracelets Ineffective Against Pain Of Arthritis, Controlled Study

After carrying out the first randomized placebo-controlled study on the use of magnetic and copper bracelets and wrist straps for relieving the pain of arthritis, researchers in the UK concluded that they were ineffective. The study was led by Stewart Richmond, a Research Fellow in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York, and was published online on 12 October in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
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10/19/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine, 18 August 2009

1. Chinese Herbal Remedy Shows Promise for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes painful and debilitating swelling of the joints. Physicians often prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs such as sulfasalazine for the initial treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Despite the clinical efficacy of these types of drugs, many patients discontinue treatment due to lack of improvement or adverse events.
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08/18/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Research Proves Tai Chi Benefits For Arthritis

A new study by The George Institute for International Health has found Tai Chi to have positive health benefits for musculoskeletal pain. The results of the first comprehensive analysis of Tai Chi suggest that it produces positive effects for improving pain and disability among arthritis sufferers. The researchers are now embarking on a new trial to establish if similar benefits can be seen among people with chronic low back pain.
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06/18/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Arthritis Sufferers Experience Reduced Pain With Tai Chi

The results of a new analysis have provided good evidence to suggest that Tai Chi is beneficial for arthritis. Specifically, it was shown to decrease pain with trends towards improving overall physical health, level of tension and satisfaction with health status. Musculoskeletal pain, such as that experienced by people with arthritis, places a severe burden on the patient and community and is recognized as an international health priority.
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06/02/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Yoga Helpful For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

A program of yoga poses, breathing and relaxation significantly reduces joint tenderness and swelling for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco.
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11/03/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Knee Arthritis Did Not Benefit From Supplements

US scientists found that the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate were no more effective than placebo at slowing down the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of patients with osteoarthritis; however they also said the trial was probably too short and too small, and spoke more to scientists about how to conduct further research in this area than than to patients. The two-year multicenter study was the work of rheumatologist Dr Allen D.
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10/01/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Supplements No Better Than Placebo In Slowing Cartilage Loss In Knees Of Osteoarthritis Patients

In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients. This was an ancillary study concurrently conducted on a subset of the patients who were enrolled in the prospective, randomized GAIT (Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial).
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09/30/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Third Clinical Trial Shows Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, is on the rise. A new study published in the August journal of Phytotherapy Research, reveals Pycnogenol, bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduced overall knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms by 20.9 percent and lowered pain by 40.3 percent. To date, this is the third clinical trial on osteoarthritis treatment with Pycnogenol.
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09/05/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

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