By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 6 June 2023 Exactly one year after Sven met the orthopedic doctor in Lund for the first time, he gets an appointment at the hospital where he is to be operated. The first appointment is for an enrollment interview, during which he will meet an orthopedic specialist, an anesthesiologist, a physiotherapist and a nurse. Sven do

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-get-ready-surgery-sven - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 20 June 2023 In a new article from Lund University, you can read more about osteoarthritis research conducted by researchers at Lund University. In the article, Hanna Isaksson, professor, and Martin Englund, professor, physician, and one of the initiators of The Arthritis Portal, discuss current treatment methods and the hop

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-research-lund-university - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 22 July 2023 We have been given the opportunity to continue our reportage series where we have interviewed Amanda Sjögren about her work. We have been given the opportunity to continue our reportage series where we interviewed Amanda Sjögren about her work. Earlier this year, we wrote about Ph.D. student Amanda Sjögren, who

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-one-year-phd-student - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 24 July 2023 In a recent study from the Netherlands, researchers investigated whether PRP has any effect on ankle osteoarthritis. In a new study, treatment with PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) for ankle osteoarthritis has been investigated. The study lasted for one year and involved 100 participants, with half randomly assigned t

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/new-study-prp-ankle-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 28 August 2023 There are several different symptoms that are common in osteoarthritis, and one of them is stiffness in the affected joint. We summarised a research study where prolonged morning stiffness in patients with hand osteoarthritis has been investigated. Prolonged refers to 60 minutes or more in this study. In both

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/prolonged-morning-stiffness-and-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 2 September 2023 Picture is not linked to any patient. In this series, we continue our reporting on the timeline of surgical treatment of late stage osteoarthritis. Today we meet Sven, who has had problems with pain and limited mobility in one of his knees for several years. After visiting his primary care health center, Sve

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-come-sven-his-surgery - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 2 October 2023 Researchers from Lund university was invited to talk about osteoarthritis on the university's facebook-livestream. Lund university hosted a live broadcast on their Facebook page where two researchers answered questions about osteoarthritis. Researchers Martin Englund, medical doctor, and Andrea Dell'isola, phy

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/ouch-osteoarthritis-what-does-research-say - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 15 November 2023 This study from the Netherlands examined how the initial healthcare contacts for individuals with suspected or confirmed osteoarthritis were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The results showed significant differences in the number of visits for both musculoskeletal conditions in general and osteoarthritis

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/covid-19s-impact-osteoarthritis-diagnosis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 27 November 2023 We have spoken to and asked some questions to Andrea Dell’Isola, a physiotherapist and associate Proffesor at Lund University. Andrea trained to become a physiotherapist in Italy and specialized in orthopedic rehabilitation. He worked clinically as a physiotherapist for several years before starting his doct

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-andrea-dellisola-physiotherapist-and-associate-professor - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 14 December 2023 Andrea Dell'Isola (to the right) receives the 'Paper of the Year' award from Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open at OARSI 2022. The article was about osteoarthritis and multimorbidity Here follows the second part of our interview with Andrea Dell'Isola, a physiotherapist and associate professor at Lund Univers

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/what-does-physiotherapist-say-about-exercise-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 29 January 2024 A drug is often developed to treat a specific disease, but many times drugs have shown to have good effects on other conditions than the originally intended one. Metformin is a drug that is usually used to treat type 2 diabetes. However, it has also been found to have positive effects on other diseases. Accor

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/can-metformin-reduce-risk-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 24 January 2024 At the large American congress ACR Convergence on rheumatological diseases held in 2021, results from a large study were presented indicating that the diabetes medication metformin can reduce the risk of osteoarthritis. Metformin is a medication that is often used in type 2 diabetes when diet and exercise do

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/medicine-type-2-diabetes-can-reduce-risk-developing-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 5 February 2024 Researchers have investigated whether there is a correlation between hip osteoarthritis and alcohol habits in women. Alcohol habits have been studied many times before, and both benefits and drawbacks have been discussed from various health perspectives. According to the researchers, no specific correlation b

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/can-womens-alcohol-habits-be-related-need-hip-replacement-surgery-due-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 11 February 2024 Elin Östlind, Specialist physiotherapist We have spoken with two specialist physiotherapists who are experts in "osteoarthritis school" (Swedish: artrosskola). Many people turn to us to ask what osteoarthritis school is, how it works, and where they can sign up. We hope to answer some of the most common ques

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/specialist-physiotherapists-tell-us-about-osteoarthritis-school - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 19 February 2024 Thérése Jönsson, Specialist physiotherapist. Last week, you read the first part of our interview with Elin Östlind and Thérése Jönsson, specialist physiotherapists with extensive experience in osteoarthritis education/school (swedish: artrosskola). If you haven't read the first part yet you'll find it here (

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/how-does-oa-school-work-treatment-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 26 February 2024 The European Research Council (ERC) is a key research funder in Europe funding researchers with projects with potential to be ground-breaking across all fields of science. As the principal investigator for a project, Professor Martin Englund at Lund University, has been fortunate to have had such funding for

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/role-meniscus-development-knee-osteoarthritis-research-project-funded-european-research-council - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 25 March 2024 Last year, we had several opportunities to engage with Amanda Sjögren’s work during her time as a PhD student at the Unit for Clinical Epidemiology in Orthopedics at Lund University. For those who need a reminder of what Amanda does, the previous parts can be read here, or by scrolling to the bottom of the page

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/two-years-exciting-oa-research-phd-student-amanda-sjogren - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 3 April 2024 In a study conducted in the United States, researchers investigated whether strength training is beneficial for individuals with knee osteoarthritis. There has been a historical belief that strength training might be detrimental to knee joints, even though it has been known for many years that strength training

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/strength-training-and-knee-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 17 April 2024 We have previously written about doctoral student Amanda Sjögren and her research. Here we have the opportunity to partake in her work in the form of a video clip from her work in the lab. Osteoarthritis research can be conducted in many different ways and in many different environments. In the lab where Amanda

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/join-us-lab - 2025-07-19

By kontakt [at] artrosportalen [dot] se (The arthritisportal) - published 7 May 2024 We have repeatedly written about the treatment method called "artrosskola" in swedish(osteoarthritis school), which is part of the basic treatment for osteoarthritis in Sweden. In Denmark, there is a similar concept called GLA:D (Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark), which has also been implemented in other p

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/how-does-oa-treatment-work-public-hospitals-other-countries - 2025-07-19