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Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Worse with Insomnia

Lisa Rapaport  |  

(Reuters Health)—People suffering from osteoarthritis, the most common type of joint inflammation, are more likely to have knee pain when they also have difficulty getting enough sleep, a study suggests. Researchers found that people with knee osteoarthritis and insomnia were also more likely to suffer from a nervous system disorder called “central sensitization” that makes…

Restoration of Sleep Physiology vs. Sedation for Sleep Disorders, Fibromyalgia

Bruce Rothschild, MD  |  

Sleep disturbance is an important medical problem, requiring intervention, not simply to reduce latency to its onset, but to ensure achievement of the depth of sleep that has been documented to restore homeostasis and prevent the falls that are responsible for so much morbidity and mortality.1 Sleep disturbance is present in 50% of people over…

Figures 1 & 2: On exam, the patient had thickening of the skin on her extremities.

Dermatology Symptoms Point to Connective Tissue Disorder

Natalie A. Wright, MD, and Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc, FAAD, FACR  |  

The Case A 68-year-old woman with a past medical history of Charcot-Marie-Tooth presents with thickening of the skin on her trunk and extremities, which she has had for the past seven months (see Figures 1 and 2). Her symptoms first began with swelling of her bilateral upper and lower extremities. She is now having difficulty…

Case Study in Dermatology: Familial Sarcoidosis/Blau Syndrome

Johanna Sheu, MS, & Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc  |  

Test your diagnostic knowledge with this case of multiple erythematous, slightly hyperpigmented waxy papules coalescing into plaques without scale over both distal lower extremities

ACR’s Benchmark Tool Quantifies Data about Rheumatology Workforce, Clinical Practice

Joseph Flood, MD  |  

Physicians’ survey covers weekly work hours, annual compensation, primary professional activity in clinical practice, and predominant source of payment for 682 rheumatologists nationwide