Tony Gerst took a big step the other day, and his physical therapist expressed her elation with a sound that is difficult to describe. I’ve never heard anything like it — neither whoop nor squeal, but ...

WORCESTER - Sister Maureen Lewis has been saying her prayers standing up or sitting down since her right leg was amputated in November 2015, but with her new microprocessor knee, her prosthetists at ...

Your physical therapist can speed up (or “hasten”) your return to activity and help make your new knee better than the old one! Your therapist will tailor range-of-motion exercises, progressive muscle ...

A bionic knee is transforming lives. Researchers with the Hanger Clinic say it’s allowing people with a shorter built height access to microprocessor technology. Albert Guzman, 28, from Coconut Grove, ...

Did you hurt your knee or have surgery? Or is it achy and stiff because of arthritis? Either way, you might feel like the last thing you should do is get on your feet and move your joints around. But ...

You’ve just had knee replacement surgery. Your doctor fixed what was wrong, but initially you’ll still feel a bit of pain and stiffness. Now that the surgical procedure is done, it’s your turn to make ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Despite several clinical practice guidelines recommending non-pharmacological treatments as frontline ...

(Reuters Health) - For many people with a tear in the rubbery cartilage that cushions the knee, physical therapy may work just as well as surgery in terms of quieting pain and returning the joint's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with knee osteoarthritis who received intraarticular therapies but delayed physical therapy had higher ...

Stretching exercises like the hamstring and quadriceps stretches help prevent tight muscles and improve flexibility. Strengthening exercises such as quadriceps sets are important for correcting muscle ...

Physical therapy is routinely recommended for knee pain attributed to a degenerative meniscal tear, but its efficacy has not been established. We randomly assigned participants 45 to 85 years of age ...