Sports Medicine News

When Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills went into sudden cardiac arrest Jan. 2, 2023, during a “Monday Night Football” game, we were all reminded of the importance of a plan.

Patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis who exercise fare better than patients who do not, with those demonstrating worse severity and function at baseline benefitting most acutely, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Nighttime speed restrictions may not be associated with reductions in electric scooter-related injuries, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Morning stiffness lasting longer than 60 minutes is frequent in patients with hand osteoarthritis, and is linked to greater pain, lower function and decreased quality of life, according to data published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

Researchers and CEOs alike presented data recently at a “Shark Tank”-like session with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss, and seek federal funding for, potential therapies for osteoarthritis.

Patients with gout who achieve and maintain target serum urate levels through urate-lowering therapy demonstrate a reduced risk for fractures, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Patients with atopic diseases may be at an increased risk for developing osteoarthritis, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo metformin therapy demonstrate a 24% lower risk for osteoarthritis, compared with those who received sulfonylurea, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Moderate-distance runners and non-runners alike demonstrate similar rates of radiographic knee osteoarthritis, according to systematic review data published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

Patients with knees that demonstrate meniscal extrusion are more likely to develop osteoarthritis over the long term, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.