When my right knee ballooned to twice its normal size in the summer of 2016, I didn’t know it yet, but it would start an eight-year medical mystery no one could solve. It began as a dull ache, then ...

Hip and knee pain often stems from arthritis, a condition affecting joints. Understanding its causes, like aging or autoimmune diseases, is key. Symptoms include persistent pain, stiffness, and ...

Arthritis in general is defined as damage to cartilage, the connective tissue that cushions joints, explains Jeffrey Zarin, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute. “Think of ...

Any joint can become arthritic, but the most commonly affected areas of the body are the knees, hands, hips, feet and lower back - getty For many of us, aches and pains, sore joints and stiffness are ...

Nov. 19, 2025 — If knee arthritis were a growth stock, you’d want to own a few shares. Fifty percent of adults in the U.S. will develop knee osteoarthritis, which happens when the cartilage in the ...

Two expert MDs say it's a telltale sign that you might be ready for surgery once you start experiencing this type of ...

Knee arthritis is one of the most common forms of osteoarthritis, affecting more than 80% of cases and impacting at least 19% of Americans over the age of 45. For many, a diagnosis of knee ...

When there are problems that affect joints, or the areas where bones meet together, you may experience pain along with other symptoms like swelling and stiffness. The knee is the largest and strongest ...

People who lost a significant amount of weight with semaglutide saw major improvements in osteoarthritis knee pain, research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. In the ...

Semaglutide (Wegovy) reduced pain and improved physical function in patients with obesity and knee osteoarthritis, a randomized trial showed. Among 407 adults, the mean change in the Western Ontario ...

Researchers are testing low-dose radiation to treat the painful symptoms of osteoarthritis in the knee. The study, published by researchers in Korea and presented at the American Society for Radiation ...