Osteoarthritis
From the Journals
PCPs play a small part in low-value care spending
Study indicates waste was widely distributed among specialties.
From the Journals
Meta-analysis: No evidence that SNRIs relieve back pain
But antidepressants may provide relief for knee OA and sciatica.
From the Journals
Greater reductions in knee OA pain seen with supportive rather than flexible shoes
Compared with patients who wore flat flexible shoes, those who wore stable supportive shoes had greater improvement after 6 months.
Guidelines
EULAR recommendations define strategies to improve adherence in RMDs
A task force put together four overarching principles and nine points to consider to address adherence to both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic...
Conference Coverage
Radiofrequency ablation blocks hip, shoulder arthritis pain
A new treatment “stuns” sensory nerves and reduces pain signals in knee and shoulder osteoarthritis.
From the Journals
To D or not to D? Vitamin D doesn’t reduce falls in older adults
A study of wide-ranging vitamin D dosing finds no reduction in risk of falls, while high doses may even increase risk. But editorialist says check...
From the Journals
Real acupuncture beat sham for osteoarthritis knee pain
Approximately 60% of patients treated with electroacupuncture showed clinical improvement in pain and function after 8 weeks.
Conference Coverage
Warfarin use linked to knee and hip replacement in osteoarthritis patients
Results of a large nested, case-control study provide further evidence of the role of vitamin K in reducing osteoarthritis progression,...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA issues new NSAIDs warning for second half of pregnancy
The FDA action expands on earlier warnings about agents in this drug class, which the FDA previously cautioned about taking after week 30 of...
From the Journals
Stress tests before knee, hip replacement surgeries down, with no ill effects
While routine preoperative stress tests appear to be a thing of the past, many patients without known risk factors are still being tested. Do...
Latest News
NSAID continuation linked to less knee OA pain
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs continue to reduce knee osteoarthritis pain more than 3 months after starting treatment.