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May 2nd 2024
At 6 months, patients treated with ReNu exhibited significant reductions in assessed knee pain and maintained patient function compared with controls.
February 18th 2024
Listening for Crackle, Clunk in Total Knee Arthroplasty
March 24th 2014Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has become a popular and generally successful surgery with increasing importance as Baby Boomers enter their golden years expecting to remain active and pain-free. However, straightening the knee from a fully bent position creates a clunk or crackle for up to 18% of TKA patients.
Guidelines for Knee Osteoarthritis Management Miss Treatment Targets
Though different sets of treatment recommendations for knee osteoarthritis send conflicting messages to practicing physicians, James W. Atchison, DO, pointed out that the guidelines focus solely on the knee, while pain management specialists focus on the whole person.
How Fast Do Patients Return to Work After Hip, Knee Replacement?
December 20th 2013After identifying a research gap in work status before and after joint replacement, researchers from the Netherlands looked for data describing work status and time to return to work among patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Meniscus Extrusion Predicts Radiographic Osteoarthritis Change Better Than Cartilage Volume Loss
Although change in knee joint space narrowing depicted on radiographs is considered the gold standard for monitoring osteoarthritis progression and knee cartilage volume loss, the method doesn't account for extrusion of the medial meniscus, which new research suggests can better predict radiographic osteoarthritis change over time.
Studies Say Vitamin D Deficiency Doesn't Increase Odds of RA, But May Worsen OA Symptoms
Though previous reports have described a link between vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development, a trio of studies has now offered clinical support to the contrary belief.
Bisphosphonates Generally Ineffective in Treating Osteoarthritis Pain
September 11th 2013Review of the literature finds that although zoledronate and alendronate may have some potential for effective pain management in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis, overall there is limited evidence supporting the use of bisphosphonates to treat OA pain.
Top 5 Mobile Apps for Rheumatologists
From full-motion video demonstrations of orthopedic clinical tests to suites of disease activity score calculators, these apps for Google and Apple mobile devices provide rheumatologists with useful and easy-to-access information at crucial moments in diagnosis and treatment.
Stress, Estrogen Connect Co-Occurrence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Temporomandibular Disorders
As more than 60 percent of women with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) also exhibit abdominal pain consistent with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, two researchers in the neural and pain sciences department of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, in Baltimore, have developed a model to better illustrate the two conditions' comorbidity.
Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment Delays Cartilage Degeneration in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Sports medicine clinicians from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), in New York City, report that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections improve joint pain and function in patients with osteoarthritis, a leading cause of disability that affects more than 47 million people in the United States.
Pain News and Notes: Arthritis Therapies, PDMPs, Cost of Chronic Pain
December 3rd 2012News on new therapies for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, prescription drug monitoring programs, post-operative opioid use, the cost of chronic pain, and other developments in the field of pain management.
Formula Diet Helps Knee Osteoarthritis Patients Lose Weight Safely
December 22nd 2011A strictly controlled diet allowed obese knee osteoarthritis patients to lose weight while increasing levels of key nutrients and maintaining total bone mineral content and bone mineral density, researchers in Denmark have found.
Know Your Herbs and Supplements!
December 16th 2011There are many herbs and supplements on the market that are thought to be effective by some patients and practitioners for managing pain. However, for many of these herbs and supplements, there is little in the way of reliable evidence supporting these claims. Nonetheless, millions of patients may be using these agents to supplement the pain care provided by their physicians and other clinicians, often without informing them of this fact.