Cellular mechanotransduction, a critical regulator of numerous biological processes, is the
conversion from mechanical signals to biochemical signals regarding cell activities and …

Biomechanical studies are expanding across a variety of fields, from biomedicine to
biomedical engineering. From the molecular to the system level, mechanical stimuli are …

Osteoarthritis causes joint pain and functional disorder, of which knee osteoarthritis is the
most common. Nowadays, clinically effective treatments mainly include conservative …

Compared with high tibial osteotomy and total knee arthroplasty, the authors found a simpler
surgical procedure, partial fibular osteotomy, could effectively relieve knee pain and also …

Age‐related diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, and
osteoarthritis have universal features: Their incidence rises exponentially with age with a …

Due to the biphasic viscoelastic nature of cartilage, joint loading may result in deformations
that require times on the order of hours to fully recover. Thus, cartilaginous tissues may …

Aim Management of osteoarthritis (OA) is basically symptomatic. Recently, stem cells (SC)
have been used in the search for an optimum treatment. We decided to conduct a controlled …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an aerobic exercise training
and low-level laser therapy (LLLT)(associated or not) on degenerative modifications and …

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects a large number of the population, and its incidence is showing a
growing trend with the increasing life span. OA is the most prevalent joint condition …

There are few topics concerning temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) that elicit more
disagreement and controversy than the use of oral appliances (OAs) in treating these …