Curcumin for Arthritis: Does it Really Work?

Curcumin for Arthritis: Does it Really Work?

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that is the most common type of arthritis. Usually, it occurs among people of…

Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis

Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis

Q: I saw an advertisement on TV for Coolief to treat arthritis. It looked encouraging. What is it and does…

Surgeons Are Doing Fewer Knee Surgeries

Surgeons Are Doing Fewer Knee Surgeries

When knee arthroscopy became widely available in the 1980s, it represented a major advance. Today orthopedists evaluating and treating common…

The mysterious rise in knee osteoarthritis

The mysterious rise in knee osteoarthritis

While there are more than 100 types of arthritis, osteoarthritis is by far the most common. Osteoarthritis is the form…

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Less cutting of tendons and ligaments can lead to quicker recovery Michael Floodstrand had always led an active lifestyle. He…

Knee Needs

Knee Needs

ACL and MCL injuries common in athletes Britta Alpen was playing in a soccer game for the University of Missouri at Kansas…

Home Grown: Growing Cartilage for Knee Repair

Home Grown: Growing Cartilage for Knee Repair

Increased innovation in growing cartilage is slowly changing knee repair Our knees are undoubtedly the most important joints in the…

Noninvasive Procedure Alternative to Knee Replacement Surgery

Noninvasive Procedure Alternative to Knee Replacement Surgery

By Karen Schwartz Batavia resident and longtime osteoarthritis sufferer Barbara Ford was only 50 years old, yet she experienced knee…

Flex Time

Flex Time

More patients are spending less time recovering from joint-related surgeries By Nancy Maes Ron Allen was born with an improperly…

Physical Therapy after Joint Replacement Surgery

Physical Therapy after Joint Replacement Surgery

The recipe for a successful return to normal activities By Nancy Maes When extensive pain makes knee or hip replacement…

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

Breakthrough technologies broaden options for hip and knee replacement hopefuls It had been months since Cheryl Risicato, 56, a retired…

Triathlon Recovery

Triathlon Recovery

A lifetime runner gets a second chance with a total knee replacement Fear of immobility caused William Marty to postpone…

Defying the Odds

Defying the Odds

Meniscal transplant breathes life into athletic hopes of 16-year-old Lake Forest resident. On a warm afternoon this past July, Chet…

Hip and Knee Replacement: Questions To Ask Your Doctor

Hip and Knee Replacement: Questions To Ask Your Doctor

Arthritis of the Hip and Knee: The Active Person’s Guide to Taking Charge, a book co-authored by Dr. S. David…