5 h. ago What you can REALLY do about restless legs: It's startlingly common, maddening and disrupts lives

This discomfort is deep inside the legs, usually between the knee and ankle - not a surface pain, but an odd fizzing or energy building up that only a walk seems to settle.

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6 h. ago Forget painkillers! Ancient Chinese exercise could be key to reduce agonising knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, scientists say

Australian researchers found the exercise approach was almost twice as effective at relieving pain compared to those who did not practice it.

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32 h. ago What you can REALLY do about restless legs: It's startlingly common, maddening and disrupts lives

This discomfort is deep inside the legs, usually between the knee and ankle - not a surface pain, but an odd fizzing or energy building up that only a walk seems to settle.

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9 d. ago Why thousands of young people with chronic arthritis are going undiagnosed

When six-year-old Florence Marston-Bolton began suffering knee pain, her parents had no reason to believe there was a serious problem. But five years later Florence was still in agony.

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1 week ago Major study identifies the best types of exercises for managing crippling knee pain

For people who suffer from chronic knee pain, aerobic exercises such as walking, cycling and swimming could be the best for relieving pain and boosting quality of life, new research has suggested.

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1 week ago The unusual walking trend that promises to strengthen underused muscles

Backwards walking, also known as retro walking or reverse walking, is a simple way to switch up your routine

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2 w. ago The one therapy proven to protect a person’s joints and ease pain

While osteoarthritis is the world’s most common joint disease, experts say the way we treat and prevent it is badly out of step with the evidence.

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2 w. ago NATO begins a big nuclear exercise next week. Protecting the weapons is a key part of the drill

NATO has announced that its major annual nuclear exercise, "Steadfast Noon," is starting next week

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2 w. ago I'm an orthopaedic surgeon and this is the reason your crippling knee pain isn't going away... and the simple fix that can banish your agony for good

Around 10 million Britons live with osteoarthritis, yet Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Mazin Ibrahim says knee pain often doesn't start in the knee at all.

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2 w. ago Scientists identify the short bursts of exercise key to long term health

Review of 11 clinical trials show small bursts of exercise like jogging up a flight of stairs boost cardiorespiratory fitness

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3 w. ago NHS nurse, 26, told to see a physiotherapist but she 'knew something wasn't right'

Sophie Fay, 26, felt like she had received a 'death sentence' after she noticed an "aching" pain behind the knee of her right leg

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3 w. ago Two hours of exercise a week reduces joint pain and visits to GP

Study looks at how workouts can help those with hip, knee and back pain – and benefit UK economy to tune of £34bnPeople with sore joints who exercise for two hours a week have less pain, visit their GP less and take less sick leave, a study has found.The findings are from an analysis of how 40,000 people in Greater Manchester with hip, back or knee pain fared when they did two one-hour exercise classes for 12 weeks.Had on average 35% less pain.Went to see their GP 29% less often.Took almost half as many sick days from work.Needed their family to look after them 21% less. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pep Guardiola unsure when Rodri will return to best at Man City after ACL injury

Rodri sat out City’s 5-1 win over Burnley on Saturday after feeling pain in the knee in which he tore his anterior cruciate ligament last season.

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