The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine Vol 27 No 11

November 01, 2010

The classic therapies for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often have significant toxicity. Corticosteroids provide a critical intervention when the disease is organ- or life-threatening, but the potential adverse effects are numerous.

October 31, 2010

A common pitfall in the diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) is misinterpretation of the patient's symptoms and signs.

October 30, 2010

Chronic shoulder pain has a variety of causes, and treatment is multifaceted. Physical therapy typically is the first step; therapy for osteoarthritis (OA) should strike a balance between regaining and maintaining motion and strength and avoiding aggravation of the patient’s condition.

October 29, 2010

New classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been developed by the American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism.

October 29, 2010

A majority of physicians think that only a small number of their patients misuse or abuse opioid analgesics obtained from a prescription and just more than half think that most cases of opioid abuse do not involve tampering with the medication’s delivery system, according to a national survey sponsored by the American Pain Foundation (APF).

October 28, 2010

American College of Rheumatology and European League Against Rheumatism investigators who developed new classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) used a consensus-based, decision analysis approach during phase 2 that included evaluation of case scenarios to identify predictive factors for persistent inflammatory or erosive arthritis.

October 27, 2010

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) observed the occasion by encouraging persons who have arthritis and other rheumatologic diseases to discover the benefits of rehabilitation with a physical therapist, whose primary roles are to help patients prevent disability and achieve optimal function and pain relief.

October 27, 2010

Fatigue in patients who have psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with a combination of factors, and the level of fatigue varies over time.

October 27, 2010

Patients with nodal and non-nodal forms of severe hip osteoarthritis (OA) have different risk factor profiles and differ in the likelihood of total hip replacement (THR) being required.

October 27, 2010

Metabolic abnormalities affect patient function negatively after joint replacement surgery, possibly because of the systemic proinflammatory state.

October 26, 2010

The consequences of sports injuries that occur at a young age go well beyond losing school and playing time to the potential for the injury evolving into a lifelong problem.