Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

In patients with knee osteoarthritis, placebo followed by cognitive behavioral therapy were inferior to meloxicam, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Decision aids for osteoporosis currently lack quality standards and do not meet patient needs, results of a mixed-methods study showed.

Opioids offer only minimal relief of osteoarthritis symptoms within a 12-week period, and cause discomfort in most patients, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Cellular senescence has both positive and negative effects in the body.

Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteomyelitis — collectively known as SAPHO syndrome — in pustular psoriasis remains for most rheumatologists a rare enigma with an unclear pathogenesis, according to Philip Helliwell, PhD, DM, BM BCh, FRCP, MA, of the University of Leeds.

Patients with fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis are at an increased risk for self-harm, compared with those without these diseases, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.

An estimated 2.95 million children and young people worldwide live with clubfoot, juvenile idiopathic arthritis or juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, with the greatest prevalence in South Asia, researchers reported.

The FDA has issued a warning letter to MediNatura Inc., ordering the company to cease illegal marketing of unapproved injectable homeopathic products that claim to treat “inflammatory and degenerative conditions of the musculoskeletal system” and relieve pain, swelling and joint stiffness.

Loss of cartilage thickness is associated with only a modest increase in knee osteoarthritis pain, an effect mediated in part by worsening synovitis, according to findings published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Lifestyle approaches, including physical activity and smoking cessation, should complement medical therapy in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to data presented at the EULAR 2020 E-Congress.