Joint Effusion WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Joint Effusion
Joint effusion or "water on the knee" is most often caused by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis which is a depleting of the cartilage around the joint.1 If left untreated water on the knee can cause destruction of the joint.2 A common treatment for knee pain is ice packs and heating pads.3
Fast Facts:
- Joint effusion may be known as water or fluid on the knee.4
- The most common symptom is swelling.5
- Normal joint fluid is called synovial fluid.6
- If overweight or obese people place more weight on the joint it may cause more wear on the joint.7
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Latest Headlines on Joint Effusion
What is Joint Effusion?
- WrongDiagnosis: Joint Effusion
- About.com: What is Water on the Knee?
- Online Medical Network (via MDAdvice): Knee Synovitis With Effusion ("Water On The Knee")
- University of Washington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine: Fluid on the Knee
What Are The Symptoms of Joint Effusion?
- A.D.A.M. (via MyOsteoarthritisCentral)l: Symptoms
- Knee1.com: Knee Conditions- Water on the Knee
- JointHealing: Knee Swelling Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Joint Effusion?
- General Practice Notebook: Causes of Joint Effusion
- Aetna IntiliHealth: Causes of Joint Pain
- A.D.A.M. (via Physiotherapy): Knee Pain Causes
- CaringMedical: Causes of Knee Pain
- About.com: What Causes Knee Swelling?
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Joint Effusion?
- Net Wellness: Repairing a Joint Effusion
- Mayo Clinic: Water on the Knee Treatment
- RxList: Joint Effusion Medications
- American Academy of Family Physicans: Knee Joint Aspiration and Injection- Treatment
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Joint Effusion?
- EveryDayHealth: Alternative Approaches to Joint Pain
- Homeopathy: Joint Pain Alternative
- Dr. Weil: Wonder About Water on the Knee?
- HomeRemedies: Water on the Knee Natural Cures: How to get rid of Water on the Knee?
How Do You Prevent Joint Effusion?
- Exercise Advise: Injury Prevention
- Aetna InteliHealth: Knee Sprain- Prevention
- jointVitality: Preventing Knee Pain
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Joint Effusion
- American Chronicle: A personal experience: knee replacement surgery in Mexico
- NetDoctor.co.uk: Aches and Pains- Water on the Knee
- DoItSports: Water on the Knee- Personal Experience
- Good Samaritan Hospital: Joint Replacement Patient Stories
Foundations and Support Groups on Joint Effusion
- Daily Strength: Degenerative Joint Disease Support Group
- Human Motion Institute: Healthcare Services- Support Groups
- MedHelp: Water on the Knee Support Groups
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Joint Effusion
- eHealth Forum: Knee Effusion
- Strength for Caring: Joint Replacement Surgery- Message Board
- KneeReplacement: Knee Patient Stories
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Joint Effusion
- PubMed Central: Articles on Joint Effusion
- JAMA: Archives of Water on the Knee
- Google Scholar: Articles on Joint Effusion
Clinical Trials on Joint Effusion
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Joint Effusion- Clinical Trials
Research Notes References
- ↑ ByThePines: Water on the Knee
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Water on the Knee Complications
- ↑ jointVitality: Preventing Knee Pain
- ↑ About.com: Water/ Fluid on the Knee
- ↑ JointHealing: Knee Swelling Symptoms
- ↑ University of Washington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine: Fluid on the Knee
- ↑ Wikipedia: Water on the Knee
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- Contributor: LaTasha Pitts-Davis
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: LaTasha Pitts-Davis
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Effusion, Joint, Water, on, the, knee, Joint Effusion side effects, Side Effects of Joint Effusion, Joint effusion prevention, Prevention of Joint Effusion, Joint Effusion support groups, Joint Effusion Foundations, Water on the Knee, Water on the knees, Fluid on the Knee
- Last update: Aug. 5, 2009
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