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Treatment mix restores hand function in osteoarthritis trial – Clinical Daily News – McKnight’s Long Term Care News – McKnight’s Long Term Care News
A conservative mix of treatments for base-of-the-thumb osteoarthritis is more successful than standard therapies alone, investigators say.
A mix of existing treatments has proven successful in countering the functional limitations experienced by people with base-of-the-thumb osteoarthritis, according to clinical trial results from Australia.
This painful condition is common, occuring in up to a third of women over the age of 70, and it can severely limit use of the affected hand, investigators said. Many people with the condition have difficulty grasping objects making it difficult to open a door, for example.
Typical therapy tends…
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