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Osteoarthritis of Knee and its Management

By Dr. Althuri Mohan Krishna | Published: Mar 2015 Volume: |

A short presentation on osteoarthritis of knee and its management in our clinical practice. Osteoarthritis management from Dr.A.Mohan krishna Dr. A. Mohan Krishna, M.S. Ortho, MCh Orth(UK) is currently a consultant orthopedic surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills. He is part of the orthopedic team and he specializes in fracture… 

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Yoga therapy better than exercise therapy in reducing disability from osteoarthritic knees

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Mar 2013 Volume: |

In a recent prospective, randomized controlled trial, participants at the Ebnezar Orthopedic Center, Bengaluru who were assigned hatha yoga therapy showed significantly higher improvement on all disability variables over exercise therapy as an adjunct to conventional physiotherapy for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The study involved 250 outpatients with OA… 

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Statins may slow knee OA, but no effect seen at the hip

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Jun 2012 Volume: |

Statin use may slow the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee but does not appear to affect the rate of OA progression in the hip, according to a recently published prospective observational study. For the analysis, x-rays of the hip and knee were examined at baseline and again an… 

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