OA
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Recon
DJO Global Launches New Advanced Cooling Clima-Flex OA Knee Brace
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DJO Global, Inc., a leading global provider of medical technologies designed to get and keep people moving,…
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Extremities
Chondroitin sulfate superior to celecoxib for cartilage loss reduction in patients with knee OA
SAN FRANCISCO ─ Chondroitin sulfate is superior to celecoxib in the reduction of long-term progression of structural changes in knee…
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Hospitals
Anika Therapeutics Announces Health Canada Approval of CINGAL® for the Treatment of Pain Associated with Osteoarthritis of the Knee
BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anika Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global, integrated orthopedics medicines company specializing in therapeutics based on its proprietary…
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Hospitals
FLEXION THERAPEUTICS GRANTED FAST TRACK STATUS BY THE FDA FOR FX006 FOR TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
BURLINGTON, MASS., September 01, 2015 – Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLXN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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Extremities
Anika Therapeutics Announces Positive Results from Follow-up Study Evaluating Safety of a Repeat Injection of CINGAL for Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
BEDFORD, Mass., Jul 09, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Anika Therapeutics, Inc., ANIK, +0.35% a leader in products for tissue protection, healing, and repair based…
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Extremities
Anika Therapeutics Files Investigational Device Exemption to Initiate Phase III Study to Expand Indication of MONOVISC® to Treat Pain Caused by Osteoarthritis of the Hip
BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anika Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: ANIK), a leader in products for tissue protection, healing, and repair based on hyaluronic…
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Extremities
OrthoTrophix Completed Subject Enrollment of the Phase 2 Clinical Trial of a New Cartilage Repair Therapeutic for Knee Osteoarthritis
OAKLAND, Calif., May 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — OrthoTrophix, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the Company completed subject…
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Spine
VITAMIN D BENEFITS OBESE PATIENTS WITH OA
By Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H. M.Ed. Recent research from the University of Florida (UF) has found that individuals who are obese…
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Recon
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Sleep, Pain in Knee OA
Written By: Jennifer Garcia Treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may help relieve insomnia and pain among patients with knee osteoarthritis…
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Extremities
Osteoarthritis patients will benefit from jumping exercise
Progressive high-impact training improved the patellar cartilage quality of the postmenopausal women who may be at risk of osteoporosis (bone loss) as…
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Biologics
Anika Therapeutics Announces Regulatory Submissions with U.S. FDA and European Regulatory Authorities for Cingal®
BEDFORD, Mass–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANIK), a leader in products for tissue protection, healing and repair, based on hyaluronic acid…
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Biologics
Injectable Peptide to Treat OA?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, February 2nd, 2015 While it’s not ready for prime time in human patients, a…
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Sports Medicine
Meniscal surgery may increase risk of osteoarthritis, cartilage loss
A popular surgery to repair meniscal tears may increase the risk of osteoarthritis and cartilage loss in some patients, according…
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Extremities
Researchers Note Running Not Correlated To Osteoarthritis But May Prevent It
Despite previous beliefs, new research found that running does not cause osteoarthritis, but may actually prevent it. Getting to know…
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Extremities
Habitual running ‘may protect against knee osteoarthritis, not cause it’
Contrary to previous research, a new study suggests that engaging in running on a regular basis does not raise the…
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