Musculoskeletal Disorders
Latest News
‘Landmark’ trial shows opioids for back, neck pain no better than placebo
Opioids don’t relieve low back or neck pain in the short term and lead to worse outcomes in the long term.
PURLs
Acute Achilles tendon rupture: Skip the surgery?
Nonoperative management for acute Achilles tendon rupture results in patient-reported outcomes similar to surgery at 1 year—but higher rates of...
Applied Evidence
Which patients might benefit from platelet-rich plasma?
PRP has become a popular form of regenerative medicine. This review looks at the evidence for its use in various musculoskeletal conditions.
Latest News
Exercise and empathy can help back pain patients in primary care
Recent research suggests limited pain relief from analgesics and antidepressants, but patients report that doctors’ behavior makes a difference in...
Latest News
FDA OKs spinal cord stimulation devices for chronic back pain
The indication for the devices now includes treatment of chronic back pain in patients who have not had, or are not eligible for, back surgery.
Sponsored Supplement
Osteoarthritis as a Chronic Disease: Maximizing Management in Primary Care
Latest News
Preventing breaks and falls in older adults
“The idea that a “bone attack” is like a heart attack gets the message across.”
Latest News
Musculoskeletal disorders prevalent in orchestra musicians
Elite musicians usually only have their general practitioner to approach about musculoskeletal pain – and that’s assuming the musician even...
Conference Coverage
Answers sought for mental health challenges in pediatric rheumatology patients
One study found a tremendous increase in screening by automating the process while another found remote delivery of a 6-week cognitive-behavioral...
Conference Coverage
Parents of patients with rheumatic disease, MIS-C strongly hesitant of COVID vaccination
A single-center study and a survey of rheumatologists revealed similar levels of hesitancy among parents of both these populations.
Feature
Biosimilars and patients: Discussions should address safety, cost, and anxiety about change
Physicians can respond to pushback from patients on switching to a biosimilar by offering resources and discussing options for both biosimilar and...
Latest News
Surgery for early breast cancer can worsen frailty in older women
About 1 in 5 experienced clinically significant deterioration in frailty status after treatment for breast cancer.