Guideline authors discussed therapeutic options for patients with hand, knee and hip OA in a session at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.
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Imagining a Life Free from the Pain of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Dan Reynolds, the lead singer of the Grammy award-winning band Imagine Dragons, has partnered with Novartis to increase awareness of ankylosing spondylitis.
No Gain with Pain: Exercise & Physical Function in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Pain can deter patients with rheumatic disease from engaging in physical activity. But the latest research shows exercise helps reduce pain, & other influences may also affect patients’ activity levels, particularly after surgery…
Exercise Therapy Benefits Patients with Knee & Hip OA
A meta-analysis confirms prior research suggesting exercise therapy benefits patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). The study found greater improvements in pain, function, performance and quality of life in patients with milder, as opposed to more severe, OA…
Diet & Exercise: What’s the Economic Benefit for Overweight & Obese Patients with Knee OA?
New research recently found that, when combined with standard treatment, diet and exercise regimens are cost effective for overweight and obese patients with knee OA…
Tips for Interdisciplinary Pain Management in Older Patients
CHICAGO—Rheumatology healthcare providers should embrace collaborative approaches to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adult patients, including models of care that involve multiple providers, patients and their caregivers. That was the message delivered by two speakers in the Interdisciplinary Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults session at the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. “As…
SM04690 Promising for Knee OA
SM04690, an intra-articular injection for knee OA, will soon enter phase 3 trials to assess its effects on pain, joint function and disease…
Insights on the Diagnosis & Treatment of Low Back & Hip Pain
CHICAGO—Two experts presented insights on the diagnosis and treatment of low back and hip pain, including a refresher course on the mechanical structures involved, in Anatomy in a Day: Demystifying Low Back Pain and Lateral Hip Pain: New Patho-Anatomical Perspectives, a session at the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. Low Back Pain Avoid using such terms…
The Diagnostic View: Ultrasound of a Child’s Sore Knee
Editor’s note: In this recurring feature, we first present a series of ultrasound images for your review, and then a brief discussion of the findings and diagnosis. Before you scroll to the discussion, examine these images carefully and draw your own conclusions. History A 2-year-old boy with a history of multiple strokes and vertebral artery…
Calcineurin Inhibitor Pain Syndrome: A Case Report & Literature Review
CHICAGO—Medications have frequently been implicated as a cause of musculoskeletal complaints, including persistent arthralgias, arthritis and myalgias.1 The list of offending agents is diverse, and the degree of symptoms is variable. In the world of transplant recipients, this list is exhaustive and includes immunosuppressive agents (cyclosporine, tacrolimus); myeloid growth factors, such as G-CSF; antibiotics (quinolones);…
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