A single shot that appears to regrow worn knee cartilage and head off arthritis sounds like science fiction, yet early data ...

A treatment that blocks an age-related protein restored cartilage in aging and injured joints by reprogramming existing cells ...

The treatment also prevented the development of arthritis after knee injuries such as ACL tears often experienced by athletes ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers knee gel injections as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis if a person meets certain criteria. These shots work by improving lubrication and cushioning in the ...

Medicare covers knee gel injections for knee osteoarthritis when deemed medically necessary. Your cost depends on which part of Medicare provides coverage. Knee gel injections are also called ...

Osteoarthritis—a condition that occurs "when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears down over time," causing the bones to rub together—is the most common form of arthritis, ...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive it in your inbox for free sign up here, opens new ...

Nov. 29 (UPI) --Steroid injections used to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis actually may worsen the disease's progression, according to two studies presented Tuesday at the Radiological Society ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results presented at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting showed corticosteroid injections ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of corticosteroid injections did not exacerbate radiographic progression of knee osteoarthritis or ...

The common practice of treating knee pain with corticosteroid injections may actually help speed up the progression of arthritis, two studies have found. But injections of hyaluronic acid — a steroid- ...

New research shows that corticosteroid injections for knee OA treatment do not hasten a patient's progression to a total knee replacement when compared with hyaluronic acid injections. Details of this ...