Musculoskeletal problems News

Light exercise beats osteoarthritis

People at risk for osteoarthritis may be able to delay the onset of the disease or even prevent it with simple changes to their physical activity.

Muscles and bones in cahoots

Bones and muscles are more interconnected than previously thought - they can release signals that directly affect one another's function or disease state.

Flat shoes best for arthritic knees

When it comes to easing the pain of arthritic knees, footwear choice matters, new research shows.

Arthritis, pregnancy complications

Pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis may have increased risks of high blood pressure, having an underweight baby or needing a cesarean section, a new study suggests.

Death risk after hip fracture

Older men and women who break a hip are five to eight times more likely to die in the first three months after the fracture, a new study by Belgian researchers has found.

Lip implants have lasting effects

Lip implants that use grafts of muscle and connective tissue from the neck improve patient appearance for at least two years, U.S. researchers report.

Secondary Parkinson's symptoms

A new set of guidelines to treat sleepiness, constipation and sexual dysfunction in people with Parkinson's disease has been released by the American Academy of Neurology.

Test drug boosts mobility in MS

An experimental drug called fampridine improves walking ability in some patients with multiple sclerosis, a disease of the nervous system that crimps mobility.

Muscle grown from stem cells

Researchers have coaxed embryonic mouse stem cells to grow into healthy muscle tissue, in a feat that creates new possibilities for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

New neck disk approved

The first artificial disc to treat degenerative disc disease of the neck has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.