Research Summaries

Osteoarthritis Pain
Osteoarthritis Pain
09/16/2020
A recent study sought to examine whether replacing NSAIDs such as meloxicam with placebo and cognitive behavioral therapy was as effective as continuing NSAID treatment in patients with knee...
09/16/2020
Influenza
Influenza
09/16/2020
Because the association between influenza and the risk of fractures and fall injuries among older adults is unclear, a team of researchers assessed this relationship. Their results were presented in...
09/16/2020
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
09/10/2020
Researchers sought to determine the ways in which rheumatoid arthritis impacts the risk of myocardial infarction, major adverse cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality among patients with and without...
09/10/2020
Bone fractures
Bone fractures
08/27/2020
In a new literature review, researchers aimed to better understand the connection between high daily intake of vitamin C and the development, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis.
08/27/2020
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
08/26/2020
A new scoring system has been developed to assist in diagnosing and managing a common feature of psoriatic arthritis.
08/26/2020
Spine Conditions
Spine Conditions
08/04/2020
There has been scant study of outcomes related to surgery among patients with vertebral osteomyelitis, though the condition often causes chronic pain and functional limitations. Researchers investigated...
08/04/2020
Screening
Screening
07/20/2020
Authors of a new study sought to identify early predictors of disease activity at 18 months using clinical and biomarker profiling among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
07/20/2020
FDA
FDA
07/20/2020
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved tofacitinib for the treatment of active polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis among pediatric patients aged 2 years or older.
07/20/2020
bone density
bone density
07/09/2020
Patients with psoriatic arthritis have longer duration of disease and take higher doses of glucocorticoids than patients with rheumatic arthritis. What does new research show about the relative bone mineral...
07/09/2020
Treatment
Treatment
07/08/2020
Researchers investigated whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation could help patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty regain muscle and strength more quickly after surgery.
07/08/2020