Pain
Conference Coverage
NSAID monotherapy as effective as combinations for low back pain
Key clinical point: Patients prescribed naproxen sodium for low back pain at the emergency department had functional and pain scores similar to...
News
FDA will strengthen heart attack, stroke risk warnings for all NSAIDs
Conference Coverage
EULAR: Intra-articular Traumeel and Zeel injections offer ‘favorable’ knee OA pain relief
Key clinical point: The degree of pain control achieved with the homeopathic product combination was consistent with that seen with other injected...
Conference Coverage
EULAR: Steroid injection accuracy may not matter for OA knee pain relief
Key clinical point: Reductions in pain achieved with intra-articular corticosteroid injections were not influenced by the accuracy of injection....
Commentary
Tired knees
Weight loss as we look toward joint replacement is a good idea for both our orthopedic colleagues and our patients.
Commentary
A serious catch-22 for doctors prescribing pain meds
Conference Coverage
Tai chi equivalent to physical therapy for knee OA
Key clinical point: Tai chi may serve as an alternative to physical therapy for knee OA. Major finding: The change in WOMAC score from baseline at...
Conference Coverage
EULAR: Vitamin D supplementation fails to reduce knee OA pain
Key clinical point: There appears to be no benefit of supplementing vitamin D to ease pain in symptomatic patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)...
Conference Coverage
Joint distraction could preempt knee replacement for OA
Knee joint distraction could postpone the need for total knee replacement in some, younger patients.