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Muscle power predicts pain in knee OA

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 1 Oct 2015

Dynamic leg muscle power is an independent determinant of pain and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis (OA), and it appears to outperform muscle strength as a measure… read more.

World Health Matters: Sweden: Low birth weight and infections predict ankylosing spondylitis

Written by Gary Finnegan | 3 Jul 2015

by Gary Finnegan: A new study has revealed a number of factors that appear to predict a child’s risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Rheumatoid arthritis ups risk of no-warning heart attack

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 18 May 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an increased risk of no-warning heart attack, researchers reported on May 4, 2015 at ICNC 12 (International Conference on Nuclear… read more.

Low back pain? Don't blame the weather

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 13 Aug 2014

Australian researchers reveal that sudden, acute episodes of low back pain are not linked to weather conditions such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind direction and precipitation. Findings… read more.

Low back pain? Don’t blame the weather

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 13 Aug 2014

Glucosamine does not stop knee cartilage deterioration or decrease knee pain in osteoarthritis

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 27 May 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers from the Joints on Glucosamine study (JOG) report that oral glucosamine supplementation does not reduce knee cartilage deterioration in osteoarthritis or improve knee… read more.

Restless sleep cause pain in elderly?

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 26 Feb 2014

Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50.

ACR/ARHP 2013 Report – Triple DMARDs tops methotrexate in early rheumatoid arthritis

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 21 Nov 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – Combined use of three DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) for recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is more effective than methotrexate monotherapy, researchers reported at the American… read more.

ACR/ARHP 2013 Report – Aggressive combination treatment is more effective in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 20 Nov 2013

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) undergoing early and aggressive combination drug therapy achieve clinical inactive disease more quickly than with less aggressive therapy, researchers reported at the… read more.

ACR/ARHP 2013 Report – Early and aggressive DMARD treatment improves outcomes in psoriatic arthritis

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 19 Nov 2013

Treatment of psoriatic arthritis with early, aggressive pharmacologic intervention with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) while utilizing a a treat-to-target approach achieves better outcomes than standard care, researchers reported … read more.

ACR/ARHP 2013 Report – Anti-TNF therapy lowers risk of acute coronary syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 19 Nov 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – Anti-TNF treatment reduces risk of acute coronary syndrome, like heart attacks and angina, in rheumatoid arthritis patients, researchers reported at the American College of… read more.

Managing fibromyalgia

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 14 May 2013

Fibromyalgia, now recognized as a true health syndrome with origins in the central nervous system, has seen many recent evolutions regarding its diagnosis and management which should instil… read more.

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