Knee Arthritis Symptoms in Older Adults Adversely Affected by Depression

Medical News Today (2011-03-17)– X-rays do not tell the whole story in older adults who have knee arthritis symptoms, according to a new study from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. That’s because patients with mild to moderate knee arthritis are especially affected by clinical depression, which can exacerbate the symptoms of arthritis beyond what shows on the X-rays. Read more