Voices from the clinic: a qualitative analysis of physiotherapy strategies in musculoskeletal care for knee osteoarthritis patients by Jennifer Nguyen, Justine M. Naylor, Sarah Dennis, Rebecca Livings, Kathryn Mills, Siobhan M. Schabrun, Jeanette M. Thom

“…This study aimed to explore the perspectives and care patterns of physiotherapists in Sydney, Australia on their delivery of knee osteoarthritis care and how this aligns with the 2019 Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) guidelines. Methods We invited thirty-three physiotherapists from nine private practices in metropolitan Sydney to partake in a semi-structured interview. …”
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Ketogenic Diet‐Associated Worsening of Osteoarthritis Histologic Secerity, Increased Pain Sensitivity and Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Mice by Gabby Dyson, Montana Barrett, Leoni Schlupp, Emmaline Prinz, Nicholas Hannebut, Aleksander Szymczak, Cindy Miranda Brawner, Matlock A. Jeffries

“…Results KD mice had worse histopathologic OA after DMM (mean ± SEM Osteoarthritis Research Society International score: KD‐DMM: 4.0 ± 0.5 vs chow‐DMM: 2.7 ± 0.08; P = 0.02). …”
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Exploring the Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture on Knee Osteoarthritis Based on MLT/cAMP/PKA/CREB Signaling Pathway by Zhang C, Yu M, Zhang L, Zhou X, Han J, Fu B, Xue H, Zhang C

“…The pathological alterations of cartilage tissue were observed using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, Safranin O-fast green and MASSON staining to observe the pathological changes in cartilage tissue, and the efficacy was evaluated according to the principles of Mankin score and Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) score. Meanwhile, MLT in serum, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in cartilage, and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in joint fluid were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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