Musculoskeletal Disorders
Commentary
When the evidence suggests that placebo is best
What they discovered is that no type of injection therapy has been proven to be better than a saline injection.
Applied Evidence
Botulinum toxin for chronic pain: What's on the horizon?
Botulinum toxin has proven safe and effective when used correctly. This review examines the evidence that could support its expanded use.
Conference Coverage
Drug combo at outset of polyarticular JIA benefits patients most
Despite the wariness that some families and even providers have about starting JIA therapy with both a biologic and conventional DMARD, new data...
Clinical Inquiries
Is exercise therapy effective treatment for low back pain?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes, it is somewhat effective. Exercise therapy—including general exercise, yoga, Pilates, and motor control exercise—has...
From the Journals
Bone risk: Is time since menopause a better predictor than age?
The amount of time since a woman’s final menstrual period factors into bone density and fracture risk, in some cases with an even stronger...
Applied Evidence
Step-by-step evaluation and treatment of shoulder dislocation
Tailor management decisions by taking into account the patient’s age, the direction of instability, functional demands, risk of recurrence, and...
Conference Coverage
Oral PTH shows promise for osteoporosis in early phase 2 study
The most likely patients for oral PTH, he added, “are those that have osteoporosis, previous fracture, or very low BMD, particularly those...
Conference Coverage
Could the osteoporosis drug alendronate ward off diabetes?
‘This is an interesting retrospective analysis, but it should be verified with other data such as a meta-analysis from clinical trials of...
News from the FDA/CDC
Three JAK inhibitors get boxed warnings, modified indications
The FDA is limiting all approved uses of tofacitinib, baricitinib, and upadacitinib to patients who have not responded well to TNF blockers, to...
Applied Evidence
Managing work disability to help patients return to the job
Improving the timeliness and quality of your guidance on work disability lessens the impact of health problems on patients’ lives and livelihoods...
Guidelines
AAP updates guidance for return to sports and physical activities
For adolescents who are eligible, getting a COVID-19 vaccine may be the most important thing they can do.