Cognitive functional therapy sustains its long-term benefits in reducing activity limitations due to chronic low back pain ...

Metformin is the first therapy for almost everyone with type 2 diabetes, but studies show that the drug creates a risk of vitamin B12 deficiency. Your clinician should test your B12 levels regularly ...

Should I try cannabis for my back pain? It's a question spine surgeon Richard Price says he gets at least several times a day from patients who come into his clinic. When Price finally dived into the ...

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Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of how it works. Scientists at Baylor College of ...

For patients with overweight or obesity and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, the researchers found that the mean change in VAS pain was −31.3 and −18.9 mm in the metformin and placebo groups, ...

THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with overweight or obesity and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, metformin is associated with a greater improvement in knee pain than placebo, ...

A mainstay diabetes medication reduced pain and stiffness and improved function in overweight people with knee osteoarthritis, a new study has found. Effective pain reduction and improved mobility may ...

The inexpensive diabetes pill metformin significantly reduced pain from knee osteoarthritis in a small trial of people who are overweight or have obesity. Results from a small trial suggest that the ...

INCHEON, South Korea — The diabetes drug metformin may reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in patients with overweight or obese, independent of weight loss, according to results from a ...

Chronic lower back pain is one of the top complaints that sends Americans to their doctors — and it’s a leading cause of missed workdays and disability claims. While slipped discs, arthritis and ...

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine practice that involves inserting fine needles into specific pressure points on the body to stimulate healing. While the exact way acupuncture works is ...