Knee osteoarthritis is projected to affect an estimated 642 million people across the globe by the year 2050, and its huge impact on people’s quality of life makes it a major public health problem, ...

Tying shoelaces, getting into a car, picking things up off the floor and walking down stairs all involve flexing that most difficult of joints: the knee. But pain in the knee can significantly hinder ...

Results from a recent clinical trial published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatology demonstrate that patients with knee osteoarthritis experience short term pain relief from genicular nerve blocks—or ...

Nerve flossing, which is also called nerve gliding or neurodynamic techniques, uses controlled movements to help nerves glide ...

A knee replacement requires the removal of bone and cartilage, so a person can expect some pain while healing after the procedure. Because the nerves in the hip and knee joints come from the same area ...

The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

Years of high school, college and semiprofessional football meant Layne Herber’s knees didn’t stand much of a chance. By the time Herber, 73, retired in 2015, he was relying on periodic cortisone ...

Feeling from your knee down is relayed to your brain by the tibial nerve. This nerve is also responsible for sending messages from your brain down to your lower leg. The tibial nerve stems from your ...

Kosaku Aoyagi, PT, Ph.D. (right), an assistant professor of physical therapy and movement sciences in the College of Health Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, and his team are exploring ...