Tag: Arthritis: Osteo
Osteoarthritis Care Not Lining Up With Recommendations
Meta-analysis of quality indicator pass rates shows suboptimal care for all treatment domains
Duloxetine Appears Beneficial for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
Three trials also show improved function with acceptable adverse event rate
Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia Reduces Pain in Knee OA
CBT-I linked to reductions in pain; greater decrease for CBT-I than behavioral desensitization
Meta-Analysis: Valgus Knee Bracing Helps Pain in Knee OA
Small, statistically significant effect for pain compared with group that used control orthosis
Acetaminophen Appears Lacking in Low Back Pain
And only a small, not clinically important benefit in osteoarthritis of hip/knee
Long-Term NSAID Use Beneficial in Knee Osteoarthritis
Improvements in pain, stiffness, physical function, and in knee joint space width
Guidelines Provided for Viscosupplementation in Knee OA
Case vignette addresses hierarchy of treatment, starting with nonpharmacologic options
Knee OA One Year Post-ACL Reconstruction Common
Tibiofemoral and patellofemoral MRI-OA evident in substantial number of patients in post-surgery knee
Use of Nondrug, Nonsurgical Options Low in Hip, Knee OA
Docs need to encourage patients to use exercise, weight loss as recommended in guidelines
Leptin May Mediate Knee-Related Osteoarthritis
The inflammatory adipokine may account for about half of the effect of BMI on knee osteoarthritis
