Search results for "Osteoarthritis"
4 steps to managing osteoarthritis pain in the elderly
Weight loss and nutritional counseling should be the first step, while opioids are always and only a last resort.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/osteoarthritis.htm
1 Jul 2016
Opioids not superior to nonopioid analgesics for back pain, hip or knee osteoarthritis
There was no significant difference between groups in pain-related function, and while pain intensity was significantly better in the nonopioid group, the result did not reach a clinically predetermined level of importance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/13/4.htm
13 Mar 2018
Balancing benefits and harms of pain meds in older adults
Pain guidelines issued by medical societies call for nondrug therapies and exercise as primary recommendations for chronic pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/balancing-benefits-and-harms-of-pain-meds-in-older-adults.htm
1 Jul 2023
SGLT-2 inhibitors reduced gout flares in patients with diabetes, gout
New users of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors had about half the risk of an ED visit or hospitalization for a gout flare as matched patients taking dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, a cohort analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/25/1.htm
25 Jul 2023
Inadequate pain relief common among patients with knee osteoarthritis
Inadequate pain relief is common among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), with more than half of patients having persistent pain, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/10/5.htm
10 Feb 2015
Earlier recognition may help outcomes in osteoarthritis
Interventions such as exercise and weight loss are more likely to be successful for osteoarthritis if it is detected early.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/editors.htm
1 May 2013
Corticosteroid injection before exercise may yield no additional benefit in knee osteoarthritis
Intra-articular corticosteroid injection administered before exercise therapy did not appear to yield additional clinical benefit in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/07/4.htm
7 Apr 2015
Intra-articular treatments appear superior to NSAIDs for knee osteoarthritis in meta-analysis
A meta-analysis comparing treatments for knee osteoarthritis found that intra-articular treatments were superior to NSAIDs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/13/5.htm
13 Jan 2015
3 physical exam pearls for patients with pain
Pearl No. 1: The Carnett sign can help clinicians determine if imaging is needed to diagnose pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/3-physical-exam-pearls-for-patients-with-pain.htm
1 Jan 2023
Off-label hydroxychloroquine no more effective than placebo when added to usual care for osteoarthritis hand pain
Findings do not support the current practice of off-label use of hydroxychloroquine in patients with hand osteoarthritis, but that should not deter research and drug development communities from researching more potent agents or compounds that more specifically target the inflammatory pathways, editorialists said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/27/2.htm
27 Feb 2018