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Arthroscopic knee surgery offers no lasting pain benefit

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 23:30

Arthroscopic knee surgery in middle-aged or older patients with knee pain is associated with greater harm than good, according to a meta-analysis. The analysis of nine randomized, controlled trials...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

DMT may reduce disability-worsening events in multiple sclerosis

Posted on: 08/04/2015 - 17:45

Disease-modifying therapy may significantly reduce rates of disability-worsening events in patients with clinically isolated syndrome and early multip... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Stepped-care intervention beats usual care in veterans with chronic pain

Posted on: 09/03/2015 - 18:20

A stepped-care intervention balancing pain relief, self-management strategies, and cognitive-behavioral therapy achieves significant improvements in c... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Acupuncture failed to reduce chronic knee pain

Posted on: 30/09/2014 - 21:00

Neither traditional nor laser acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture at lessening pain or improving function in patients older than 50 years who have moderate to severe chronic knee...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Quality of life gains achieved with comprehensive disease control in RA

Posted on: 28/08/2014 - 17:05

Comprehensive disease control in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with meaningful benefits such as short- and long-term improvements in quality of life, pain, fatigue, and work attendance, a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Most kneecap pain can be managed conservatively

Posted on: 24/07/2014 - 21:00

SEATTLE – In about 80% of patients, patellofemoral knee pain is due to muscular dysfunction and often responds to strengthening and other conservative measures, according to Dr. Christian Lattermann...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Glucocorticoid shots ineffective for spinal stenosis

Posted on: 02/07/2014 - 22:00

Epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine proved ineffective at improving pain or function in older adults with central spinal stenosis in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: ACR, EULAR collaborate on first polymyalgia rheumatica treatment guidelines

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 21:35

PARIS – New guidelines aim to narrow the wide variation that has been observed across specialties and countries in the treatment of patients with polymyalgia. The <link...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: ACR, EULAR collaborate on first polymyalgia rheumatica treatment guidelines

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 21:35

PARIS – New guidelines aim to narrow the wide variation that has been observed across specialties and countries in the treatment of patients with polymyalgia. The <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Proposed PMR guidelines aim to standardize therapy

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 21:15

PARIS – New international guidelines for polymyalgia rheumatica will focus on standardizing treatment practice across specialties. When adopted, the proposed guidelines will succeed those published...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Arthroscopic knee surgery offers no lasting pain benefit

DMT may reduce disability-worsening events in multiple sclerosis

Stepped-care intervention beats usual care in veterans with chronic pain

Acupuncture failed to reduce chronic knee pain

Quality of life gains achieved with comprehensive disease control in RA

Most kneecap pain can be managed conservatively

Glucocorticoid shots ineffective for spinal stenosis

VIDEO: ACR, EULAR collaborate on first polymyalgia rheumatica treatment guidelines

VIDEO: ACR, EULAR collaborate on first polymyalgia rheumatica treatment guidelines

Proposed PMR guidelines aim to standardize therapy

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