Yoga for Your Knees
Studies have found that yoga reduces knee pain. Though many might assume that a posture-based physical fitness practice such as yoga, isn’t a good fit. However, research has found quite the opposite to be true. In a 2013 study published in the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine, researchers worked with 30 […]
Reducing Pain with Exercise
It may sound counterintuitive, but exercise can reduce knee pain. Now that doesn’t mean that those of us with osteoarthritis should get out and sprint around the track, or start doing vigorous cross-fit workouts. However, it does mean that it’s important to make safe forms of exercise a part of your daily life, such as […]
Wearing the Right Shoes
The hips and knees are our largest joints and they are responsible for supporting our entire body. Because of this fact- wearing the right kind of shoes is critical, and can help you to avoid all sorts of issues with your hips, back, ankles, feet- and most of all, knees. In order for your knees […]
A New Solution to Knee Pain
If you are one of the 37% of Americans 60 years of age and older, that experience chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis- a medical breakthrough known as Geniculate Artery Embolization may be the solution for you. In the past, first-line treatments for knee pain involved pharmaceuticals, physical therapy, and joint injections. However, more often […]