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Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are recommended for the treatment of acute pain from non-low back

ACP, AAFP Issue Guidelines for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries

Acute pain from non-low back, musculoskeletal injuries first should be treated with topical NSAIDs
From 2005 to 2016

2005 to 2016 Saw Increase in Skeletal Muscle Relaxant Use

Office visits with prescribed SMR nearly doubled; tripling in visits for continued SMR drug therapy
The combination of low muscle mass and low muscle density is associated with shorter survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Low Muscle Mass, Density Linked to Shorter Survival in Lymphoma

13 percent of DLBCL patients had LMM, LMD, which was associated with shorter OS and PFS
Longer use of hormone therapy is associated with high muscle mass and a low prevalence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal women

Longer Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Muscle Loss in Menopause

In large study of postmenopausal women, sarcopenia lower in participants with history of prolonged HT
Traditional plaster casting is not superior to a functional brace in patients being treated nonoperatively for Achilles tendon rupture

Functional Brace Feasible for Ruptured Achilles Tendon

Outcomes at nine months after injury did not differ for functional brace compared with plaster cast
Endurance exercise training may improve skeletal muscle microvasculature in patients with sickle cell disease

Endurance Exercise May Offer Vascular Benefit in Sickle Cell Disease

Increases in capillary density, functional exchange surface seen in microvasculature of skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle mass is inversely associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged and older adults

Higher Skeletal Muscle Mass May Lower Long-Term Risk for CVD

Compared with the lowest tertile, those in highest SMM tertile had 81 percent lower risk for CVD event
Enterovirus-specific antibodies have been identified in the cerebrospinal fluid of pediatric cases of acute flaccid myelitis versus controls

Antiviral Antibodies ID’d in CSF of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases

High levels of CSF enterovirus-specific antibodies identified in AFM cases versus controls
Surveillance data for acute flaccid myelitis suggests a viral etiology

Data Suggest Viral Etiology for Pediatric Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Seventy-nine percent of confirmed cases of AFM had antecedent respiratory or febrile illness
Initiating donepezil to manage symptoms of Alzheimer disease or other dementias is associated with a higher risk for 30-day admission to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis compared with initiating rivastigmine or galantamine

Donepezil Ups Risk for Hospital Admission for Rhabdomyolysis

Donepezil linked to increased risk for admission with rhabdomyolysis versus rivastigmine, galantamine