{"id":31105,"date":"2025-09-09T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=31105"},"modified":"2025-09-01T02:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:39:19","slug":"arthritis-fix-50-avoided-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2025\/09\/09\/arthritis-fix-50-avoided-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthritis fix: 50% avoided surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ArthritisIf you struggle with hip pain from osteoarthritis, there\u2019s good news from a British study published in The Lancet Rheumatology<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Researchers found that a weekly group program combining education and static cycling (spinning) helped people improve their daily function better than traditional one-on-one physiotherapy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hip osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability, especially in older adults. While physio and surgery are standard treatments, they\u2019re costly, and waiting lists are long. That\u2019s why researchers explored practical, affordable ways to improve mobility and reduce pain without extra strain on healthcare systems or personal budgets.<\/p>\n

The CLEAT trial<\/strong>, conducted in Bournemouth (2020\u20132023), involved 221 adults<\/strong> with hip osteoarthritis referred for physiotherapy. They were randomly split into two groups:<\/p>\n

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\n●\tCHAIN intervention group<\/strong>: attended 8 weeks of group spinning classes and education sessions<\/p>\n

●\tUsual physiotherapy group<\/strong>: received standard one-on-one physio (in person or by phone)\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n●\tCHAIN group\u2019s daily function scores (HOOS) improved from 60.8 to 73.5<\/strong><\/p>\n

●\tPhysio group improved from 59.3 to 65.4<\/strong><\/p>\n

●\tCHAIN cost only \u00a34,092 per quality-adjusted life year<\/strong>, well below NHS thresholds<\/p>\n

●\tNo serious side effects<\/strong> were reported<\/p>\n

●\tEarlier follow-up showed that more than half of CHAIN participants avoided surgery<\/strong>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Group classes allowed more patients to be treated at once, potentially reducing wait times and easing healthcare burdens.<\/p>\n

Bottom line:<\/strong> this combination of spinning and education was more effective and more cost-efficient<\/strong> than standard physiotherapy care.<\/p>\n

And you don\u2019t need to wait for a formal program to try it. Use a stationary bike at home or at your gym. Start slow\u20145 to 10 minutes\u2014and build up as your comfort improves.<\/p>\n

But biking isn\u2019t enough to completely reverse arthritis. But this does:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of our readers have reversed arthritis symptoms using three simple steps. It works fast \u2014 and doesn’t require medications or physio. Learn how here\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you struggle with hip pain from osteoarthritis, there\u2019s good news from a British study published in The Lancet Rheumatology. Researchers found that a weekly group program combining education and static cycling (spinning) helped people improve their daily function better than traditional one-on-one physiotherapy. Hip osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability, especially in older […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":31181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arthritis","category-articles"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bicycle-in-gym-9669803.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31105"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31183,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31105\/revisions\/31183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}