Musculoskeletal Disorders
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‘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.
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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...
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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.
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Preventing breaks and falls in older adults
“The idea that a “bone attack” is like a heart attack gets the message across.”
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Marathon running does not increase arthritis risk: Survey
For those runners who had undergone knee or hip surgery or had a previous hip or knee injury that prevented running, the likelihood of having...
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‘Very doable’ low-dose workout enough to treat knee OA
Exercise helps patients with knee osteoarthritis, but more isn’t necessarily better, a new study found.
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Corticosteroid injections may worsen knee OA progression
Knee OA may be best managed with hyaluronic acid injections or no injections.
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Mind the geriatrician gap
In 2022, only 43% of the nation’s 177 geriatrics fellowship slots were filled.