A new report finds that extremely obese people who have a band surgically strapped around their stomachs to restrict food intake not only lose weight but also suffer less
from arthritic knee pain.
Not exact matches
There's good news
from UMass Medical School for overweight people with painfully
arthritic hips and
knees: A new study finds that obese patients who underwent
knee or hip replacement surgery reported virtually the same pain relief and improved function as normal - weight joint replacement patients six months after surgery.
Study using disabled form of HIV in gene therapy wins highest award
from Clinical Research Forum; others cited for advances revealing damage caused by long - term cortisone shots to treat
arthritic knees; and gene replacement therapy for infants with deadly neuromuscular disease