Author: Clodagh Toomey, Physiotherapist and Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, University of Limerick

New Africa/Shutterstock Many of us have noisy joints. Knees crack on the stairs, necks pop when we stretch, and knuckles seem to crack almost on demand. These sounds can be startling and are often blamed on ageing, damage or the looming threat of arthritis. As a physiotherapist and researcher of chronic joint pain, I am […]

Stiff knees, aching hips and the slow grind of chronic joint pain are often accepted as an unavoidable part of getting older. But while osteoarthritis is the world’s most common joint disease, experts say the way we treat and prevent it is badly out of step with the evidence. The best medicine isn’t found in […]