By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 2 September 2023 Picture is not linked to any patient. In this series, we continue our reporting on the timeline of surgical treatment of late stage osteoarthritis. Today we meet Sven, who has had problems with pain and limited mobility in one of his knees for several years. After visiting his primary care health center, Sve

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-come-sven-his-surgery - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 2 October 2023 Researchers from Lund university was invited to talk about osteoarthritis on the university's facebook-livestream. Lund university hosted a live broadcast on their Facebook page where two researchers answered questions about osteoarthritis. Researchers Martin Englund, medical doctor, and Andrea Dell'isola, phy

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/ouch-osteoarthritis-what-does-research-say - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 15 November 2023 This study from the Netherlands examined how the initial healthcare contacts for individuals with suspected or confirmed osteoarthritis were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The results showed significant differences in the number of visits for both musculoskeletal conditions in general and osteoarthritis

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/covid-19s-impact-osteoarthritis-diagnosis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 27 November 2023 We have spoken to and asked some questions to Andrea Dell’Isola, a physiotherapist and associate Proffesor at Lund University. Andrea trained to become a physiotherapist in Italy and specialized in orthopedic rehabilitation. He worked clinically as a physiotherapist for several years before starting his doct

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-andrea-dellisola-physiotherapist-and-associate-professor - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 14 December 2023 Andrea Dell'Isola (to the right) receives the 'Paper of the Year' award from Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open at OARSI 2022. The article was about osteoarthritis and multimorbidity Here follows the second part of our interview with Andrea Dell'Isola, a physiotherapist and associate professor at Lund Univers

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/what-does-physiotherapist-say-about-exercise-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 29 January 2024 A drug is often developed to treat a specific disease, but many times drugs have shown to have good effects on other conditions than the originally intended one. Metformin is a drug that is usually used to treat type 2 diabetes. However, it has also been found to have positive effects on other diseases. Accor

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/can-metformin-reduce-risk-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 24 January 2024 At the large American congress ACR Convergence on rheumatological diseases held in 2021, results from a large study were presented indicating that the diabetes medication metformin can reduce the risk of osteoarthritis. Metformin is a medication that is often used in type 2 diabetes when diet and exercise do

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/medicine-type-2-diabetes-can-reduce-risk-developing-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 5 February 2024 Researchers have investigated whether there is a correlation between hip osteoarthritis and alcohol habits in women. Alcohol habits have been studied many times before, and both benefits and drawbacks have been discussed from various health perspectives. According to the researchers, no specific correlation b

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/can-womens-alcohol-habits-be-related-need-hip-replacement-surgery-due-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 11 February 2024 Elin Östlind, Specialist physiotherapist We have spoken with two specialist physiotherapists who are experts in "osteoarthritis school" (Swedish: artrosskola). Many people turn to us to ask what osteoarthritis school is, how it works, and where they can sign up. We hope to answer some of the most common ques

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/specialist-physiotherapists-tell-us-about-osteoarthritis-school - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 19 February 2024 Thérése Jönsson, Specialist physiotherapist. Last week, you read the first part of our interview with Elin Östlind and Thérése Jönsson, specialist physiotherapists with extensive experience in osteoarthritis education/school (swedish: artrosskola). If you haven't read the first part yet you'll find it here (

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/how-does-oa-school-work-treatment-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 26 February 2024 The European Research Council (ERC) is a key research funder in Europe funding researchers with projects with potential to be ground-breaking across all fields of science. As the principal investigator for a project, Professor Martin Englund at Lund University, has been fortunate to have had such funding for

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/role-meniscus-development-knee-osteoarthritis-research-project-funded-european-research-council - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 25 March 2024 Last year, we had several opportunities to engage with Amanda Sjögren’s work during her time as a PhD student at the Unit for Clinical Epidemiology in Orthopedics at Lund University. For those who need a reminder of what Amanda does, the previous parts can be read here, or by scrolling to the bottom of the page

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/two-years-exciting-oa-research-phd-student-amanda-sjogren - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 3 April 2024 In a study conducted in the United States, researchers investigated whether strength training is beneficial for individuals with knee osteoarthritis. There has been a historical belief that strength training might be detrimental to knee joints, even though it has been known for many years that strength training

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/strength-training-and-knee-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 17 April 2024 We have previously written about doctoral student Amanda Sjögren and her research. Here we have the opportunity to partake in her work in the form of a video clip from her work in the lab. Osteoarthritis research can be conducted in many different ways and in many different environments. In the lab where Amanda

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/join-us-lab - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 7 May 2024 We have repeatedly written about the treatment method called "artrosskola" in swedish(osteoarthritis school), which is part of the basic treatment for osteoarthritis in Sweden. In Denmark, there is a similar concept called GLA:D (Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark), which has also been implemented in other p

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/how-does-oa-treatment-work-public-hospitals-other-countries - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 16 May 2024 Exercise is an important part of the treatment for those who have osteoarthritis. But even before one is affected by osteoarthritis, in this case knee osteoarthritis, different types of exercise can be more or less advantageous, depending on how much muscle mass is around the knee joint. Osteoarthritis is a joint

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/incorrect-weight-bearing-exercise-increases-risk-knee-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (Artrosportalen) - published 27 May 2024 For those who are overweight and suffering from osteoarthritis, weight loss is an important part of the treatment to alleviate symptoms of the disease. It has long been known that weight loss is important for those who are overweight, and often the patient can get help from a physiotherapist with exercises or forms of

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/diet-low-energy-can-be-helpful-effective-weight-loss-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 2 June 2024 Every year on June 2nd, the International Osteoarthritis Day occurs, which means that today we pay a little extra attention to the disease. The Arthritis Portal exists to spread knowledge and facts about osteoarthritis directly to those affected or to those who just want to learn more about the disease. Our site

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/international-osteoarthritis-day-2024 - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 5 June 2024 In a study from Australia, researchers have looked at whether the dietary supplement krill oil has any effect on pain in people with clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis with severe pain and effusion-synovitis. Effusion-synovitis means that there is too much fluid in the synovial joint which can cause swellin

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/no-effect-krill-oil-people-knee-osteoarthritis - 2025-01-31

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 19 June 2024 In a study, researchers have investigated whether pain neuroscience education in combination with neuromuscular exercise gives better effect than pain neuroscience education alone for people with chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgeries. On several occasions, the Arthritis Portal has written ab

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/chronic-pain-after-total-knee-arthroplasty - 2025-01-31