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- The 15 Absolute Critical Questions to Ask Before You Get (Platelet-Rich Plasma) PRP
Nov 20, 2009
There has been a lot written about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) recently It's been in the news and has been on television
Category: Fitness
- You Don't Know JAK About Rheumatoid Arthritis
Oct 24, 2009
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, systemic, autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation and destruction, progressive...
Category: Medicine
- What is Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis and How Should it be Treated?
Sep 28, 2009
Elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) is a misnomer since it refers to rheumatoid arthritis affecting people 60 years of age or older Since...
Category: Medicine
- Rank - It Doesn't Smell That Bad: A New Concept in Osteoporosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sep 17, 2009
In the next several months, if you have rheumatoid arthritis or osteoporosis, you will be hearing more about a substance called RANK ligand Let me...
Category: Medicine
- How Safe Are Biologic Medicines Used For Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Jul 29, 2009
The new gold standard for rheumatoid arthritis treatment is the use of biologic response modifiers (BRMs) with or without methotrexate Since their...
Category: Medicine
- Tissue Engineering: An Explanation of How Stem Cells Can be Used to Regrow Cartilage
Apr 7, 2009
The perpetual search for the Fountain of Youth has both fascinated as well as eluded human beings for centuries What has been particularly...
Category: Medicine
- Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Should be Treated- Aggressively!
Apr 6, 2009
Multiple studies have demonstrated that early aggressive management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is beneficial What many patients don't understand...
Category: Medicine
- How To Treat Plantar Fasciitis
Apr 3, 2009
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain It is due to inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick piece of connective tissue...
Category: Medicine
- More About Stem Cells and PRP For Osteoarthritis
Mar 11, 2009
A number of methods have been used to repair of cartilage damage The first is osteochondral transplantation, which involves taking a plug of...
Category: Medicine
- What is PRP and How Does it Work?
Mar 7, 2009
Platelet rich plasma (or PRP as it is called) is the "treatment du jour" for many soft tissue injuries since being mentioned as the technique that...
Category: Medicine
- Stem Cell Therapy For Osteoarthritis: What is the Data?
Mar 6, 2009
In the last few years, a number of methods have been developed to repair cartilage damage These include osteochondral transplantation,...
Category: Medicine
- PRP: Hope or Hype?
Mar 3, 2009
Steelers wide receiver, Hines Ward, underwent a medical procedure using platelet-rich plasma- PRP- before the Super Bowl XLIII It allowed him to...
Category: Medicine
- Gout: A New Treatment For an Old Disease
Mar 1, 2009
Gout is a form of arthritis due to the buildup of uric acid crystals in one or more joints Uric acid is a byproduct that is produced when certain...
Category: Medicine
- Falls: The Forgotten Killer of Arthritis Patients
Feb 19, 2009
With all the discussion regarding the search for new therapies, one subject that has been neglected is a major cause of death in patients with...
Category: Medicine
- Rheumatoid Arthritis... Is Gene Therapy the Answer?
Feb 19, 2009
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis affecting approximately 21 million Americans
Category: Medicine
- How Platelet Rich Plasma Helped The Steelers Win The Super Bowl
Feb 18, 2009
An exciting area where accelerated tissue healing has been demonstrated is wound healing with the use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) This substance...
Category: Medicine
- What is Placebo and Why is it Not Such a Bad Thing For People With Arthritis?
Feb 5, 2009
When you read about medical research studies, you often see the term "place" used Since our center is very active in clinical research, the...
Category: Medicine
- Current Concepts in Osteoarthritis Research: So Why do my Knees Hurt and Can You Make Them Better?
Feb 2, 2009
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common conditions leading to disability and impaired quality of life in the Western world Ironically, while...
Category: Medicine
- Why Settle For "Golden Year Knees" When "Glory Year Knees" Are Possible?
Jan 31, 2009
How can some people defy aging joints while your knees keep getting older every day What would you do to have knees that were 20 years younger
Category: Medicine
- Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Worse in Women Than it is in Men?
Jan 30, 2009
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis and affects approximately 21 million Americans
Category: Medicine
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