Archive for the ‘Knee’ Category

Knee injuries in women -

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

Female soccer players have a 4-5 times the number of "knee blow outs" as their counterpart in the male soccer world. These "knee blow outs" occur when ...

The use of topical anti-inflammatories for knee arthritis. Move over Advil!

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

One of the hallmark treatments for knee osteoarthritis (mechanical wearing away of the knee cartilage) has been oral anti-inflammatories (also called NSAIDS). This includes the over the counter medications (Advil, Motrin, Aleve, Tylenol ...) and the prescription medications (Celebrex, Relafen, Naprosyn, Mobic, ...). Use of these medications have ...