Osteoarthritis Action Alliance

Osteoarthritis infographic

New #osteoarthritis infographics added to our OACareTools Prevalence and Burden webpage!

Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...

Osteoarthritis infographic

New #osteoarthritis infographics added to our OACareTools Prevalence and Burden webpage!

Download these graphics at oaaction.unc.edu/oa-module/oa...

White paper urges FDA to act against companies producing counterfeit GLP-1s Speakers at a congressional briefing on July 22 called on the FDA to take action against the marketing and distribution of illegally mass-compounded and counterfeit GLP-1 drugs. The Obesity Society co...

@gohealio.bsky.social: White paper urges FDA to act against companies producing counterfeit GLP-1s www.healio.com/news/endocri...

Benefits of Membership

The @oaactionalliance.bsky.social recently added sam®/ZetrOZ Systems to our ever-growing list of Member Organizations. If your org has a passion for Advancing #Osteoarthritis Awareness, Resources and Education, please click the link below to learn more about joining the alliance! unc.live/3Le4S1k

Getting to bed earlier may increase next-day physical activity An earlier sleep schedule, along with a consistent sleep duration, appeared to be associated with an uptake in next-day physical activity, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National...

@gohealio.bsky.social: Getting to bed earlier may increase next-day physical activity www.healio.com/news/primary...

Featured Research: Building Seamless Care Transitions: Connecting Physical Therapy to Community Resources for Older Adults With Arthritis journals.lww.com/jgpt/abstrac...

Research Roundup

Research Roundup for 7/28: The latest in #osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...

Bias, narrow eligibility criteria lead to ‘dearth of trial participants’ in rheumatology The biologic and biosimilar era has brought about more clinical trials in rheumatology than ever before, and with increasing awareness and diagnostics, clinicians are identifying more patients than ev...

@gohealio.bsky.social: Bias, narrow eligibility criteria lead to ‘dearth of trial participants’ in rheumatology www.healio.com/news/rheumat...

Chronic Disease Awareness Month

July is Chronic Disease Awareness Month, a time to recognize the impact of long-term health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and OA. Learn how the @oaactionalliance.bsky.social aims to address the individual and national toll of these chronic diseases at mailchi.mp/unc/standup2...

New framework would reclassify many Americans with overweight as having obesity Nearly one in five American adults would be reclassified as having obesity under a new framework, a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.However, r...

@gohealio.bsky.social: New framework would reclassify many Americans with overweight as having obesity www.healio.com/news/primary...

Personalised platform targets chronic pain with food-as-medicine approach A US startup is using artificial intelligence (AI)-driven personalisation, clinical inputs, and dietitian support to address chronic pain through tailored dietary intervention.

Check out this article written on the happenings of one of the 150+ Member Organizations of our national coalition, Healthnix!

www.vitafoodsinsights.com/personalised...

Increased protein intake may help preserve lean mass for adults using Wegovy SAN FRANCISCO — Older adults and women using Wegovy for obesity management may be more likely to lose lean mass, although increasing protein intake may help protect against lean mass loss, accor...

@gohealio.bsky.social: Increased protein intake may help preserve lean mass for adults using Wegovy www.healio.com/news/endocri...

More than 32.5 million U.S. Adults have #osteoarthritis but it is not the inevitable result of aging. Click this link to access public health strategies that can help to prevent and manage OA. unc.live/3reeeym

Wearable technologies may improve performance, injury prevention in athletes NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wearable technologies may prevent injuries and improve athletes’ recovery and on-field performance, according to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Society for Spor...

@gohealio.bsky.social: Wearable technologies may improve performance, injury prevention in athletes www.healio.com/news/orthope...

A Task-Agnostic Knee Exoskeleton for Reducing Osteoarthritis Pain Across Activities of Daily Life: A Pilot Study - PubMed Patellofemoral osteoarthritis is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder characterized by knee pain during physically demanding activities like stair climbing and sit-to-stand transitions. These movement...

Featured Research: A Task-Agnostic Knee Exoskeleton for Reducing #Osteoarthritis Pain Across Activities of Daily Life: A Pilot Study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40644046/

Research Roundup

Research Roundup for 7/21: The latest in #osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...

Is it true that … cracking your knuckles causes arthritis? A physician who popped the joints on just one hand every day for over 60 years provides the answer

It is a common MYTH that cracking your knuckles causes #osteoarthritis.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Osteoarthritis can lead to high costs to employers

Do you have an aging and sedentary workforce? Your employees may be at risk for developing #osteoarthritis (OA), a common and painful condition. Find out how you can help employees manage OA at work at unc.live/3o2hcXB

Movement matters

"There’s almost nothing exercise doesn’t help. That goes double when you have osteoarthritis (OA)."

Learn more about OA and movement from the Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org/health-welln...

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who receive metformin exhibit improved pain Patients with knee osteoarthritis who received metformin demonstrated significant reductions in knee pain and increased weight loss at 6 months vs. placebo, according to data published in JAMA.“...

@gohealio.bsky.social: Patients with knee #osteoarthritis who receive metformin exhibit improved pain www.healio.com/news/rheumat...

7/16 Lunch & Learn

Join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar TOMORROW at 12PM ET. Register Today! bit.ly/4e9H90d

#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA

American College of Rheumatology ‘disappointed’ in Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts The American College of Rheumatology is “disappointed” in the reductions to Medicaid funding included in the newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a statement released by t...

@gohealio.bsky.social: American College of Rheumatology ‘disappointed’ in Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts www.healio.com/news/rheumat...

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Evaluating the effectiveness of valgus knee braces in improving pain, stiffness, and physical function in medial compartment osteoarthritis - PubMed Valgus knee orthosis is a common conservative treatment for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA), though its efficacy in diverse socioeconomic and cultural contexts remains understudied. This i...

Featured Research: Evaluating the effectiveness of valgus knee braces in improving pain, stiffness, and physical function in medial compartment #osteoarthritis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40629948/

Research Roundup

Research Roundup for 7/14: The latest in osteoarthritis research - mailchi.mp/unc/research...

July is Park and Recreation Month

The @oaactionalliance.bsky.social has a longstanding partnership with the @nrpa-news.bsky.social, and we hope you will join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Park and Recreation Month! Learn more at mailchi.mp/unc/standup2...

#BuildTogetherPlayTogether #osteoarthritis

Serena Weisner

Congratulations to Serena Weisner, @oaactionalliance.bsky.social Director of Community Programming, for being elected as an At-Large Member for the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors' Arthritis Council Steering Committee 2025-26! actiononarthritis.chronicdisease.org/council/

7/16 Lunch & Learn

Join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar on Wednesday, July 16th at 12PM ET. Register Today! bit.ly/4e9H90d

#osteoarthritis #StandUp2OA

Yoga noninferior to strength exercise for reducing osteoarthritis knee pain Both yoga and strengthening exercises performed for 24 weeks effectively reduce knee pain associated with osteoarthritis among adults aged 40 years or older, according to data published in JAMA Networ...

@gohealio.bsky.social: Yoga noninferior to strength exercise for reducing #osteoarthritis knee pain www.healio.com/news/rheumat...

Together we can #StandUp2OA and address the growing burden of #osteoarthritis. Click this link to sign up to receive our newsletters, filled with many great tips and peer-reviewed research studies to help you prevent OA and help spread the message of prevention! bit.ly/46zkxlw

Women accounted for fewer than 40% of rheumatology clinical trial authors from 2009-2023 A review of randomized clinical trials published in rheumatology from 2009 to 2023 found that just 39.8% of authors were women, and that women were less likely to be senior authors, according to data ...

@gohealio.bsky.social: Women accounted for fewer than 40% of rheumatology clinical trial authors from 2009-2023 www.healio.com/news/rheumat...