Chondroitin sulfate may support bone health by boosting cartilage to reduce stress on the bones. Osteoarthritis often softens ...

A new study reveals that cartilage from the nasal septum can help repair damaged knee joints. This offers a potential ...

If your knee pain is sharp, new or the result of an injury, most experts recommend holding off on running, climbing or ...

For example, it has been shown that these cells can counteract inflammation in joints, researchers said. Torn cartilage in the knee can create long-term problems for active people, because this ...

Injuries to the articular cartilage in different joints, including the knee, are painful and limit mobility. In response, researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel are ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why one should think twice before getting cortisone shots ...

Despite your best efforts, knee injuries and conditions can still occur and cause associated knee pain. When that pain occurs, Holmstrom says basic treatments such as compression with a knee sleeve, ...

To accomplish this, the researchers first extract a small sample of cartilage from the patient’s nose and those cells are subsequently multiplied in a lab and then placed on a soft fiber scaffold ...

But with a knee, it’s a funny joint because you can have quite severe arthritis according to an X-ray – we’re talking complete eradication of cartilage and bone-on-bone appearance – and ...

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis.

By interfering with inflammation, cortisone limits the delivery of key nutrients and healing cells needed to repair cartilage, tendons, or ligaments. Over time, this leaves your knee joint and ...