Hormone may prove effective for inhibiting joint injuries from resulting in osteoarthritis
An existing osteoporosis drug has been found effective for inhibiting cartilage loss from osteoarthritis post joint injury besides being effective in regeneration of a part of lost cartilage that happened because of osteoarthritis.
The finding was presented on September 12, 2009 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in Denver.
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Arthritis steroid injections
Steroid injections are usually administered to a patient with osteoarthtrits of the knees. It helps relieve chronic pain and discomfort. They are thought to reduce some of the inflammatory changes that causes the joint to be painful and stiff with movement, particularly in the morning.
According to a group of studies, arthritis steroid injections provide temporary [...]