The importance of learning to move correctly before starting strength training

“You must strengthen your leg muscles” is what people with osteoarthritis are often told, and they are encouraged to do strength training and go for long walks. But that sort of exercise is not what they primarily need, according to Eva Ageberg. “If a person limps when he walks in...

Powerful MRI scan gives hope for early diagnosis

Osteoarthritis can be seen on X-ray images, but only once the condition has progressed so far that the cartilage in the joint has almost entirely worn away. The bone surfaces then rub against one another without a protective ‘shock absorber’, and the joint starts to hurt. Jonas Svensson’s goal is...