The use of 3 Tesla MRI scans is becoming increasingly common in clinical practice.

Getting the Most Out of 3 Tesla MRI of the Spine

A healthy 40-year-old active-duty male soldier presented with a painless groin mass, which he had noted a few weeks earlier.

Painless Groin Mass in an Active-Duty Soldier

Exercises to promote strengthening, conditioning, and pain control are prescribed regularly as part of the “medical armamentarium.”

How Muscle Works, and the Implications of Exercising

Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF), also known as Shulman disease and diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia, is an uncommon condition that often is confused with scleroderma because they have similar features.

Eosinophilic Fasciitis: A Difficult Diagnosis

Musculoskeletal problems are some of the main reasons why patients go to physicians or other health care professionals.

Understanding Function in RA: Importance and Measurement

Thirty million Americans have used cocaine, making the United States the world’s largest consumer of the substance; there are about 5 million current users.

Recognizing Rheumatologic Aspects of Cocaine Abuse

Tai chi training appears to be effective as a stand-alone behavioral intervention for reducing balance impairments in patients who have mild to moderate Parkinson disease.

Tai Chi Improves Balance in Parkinson Disease

There is a strong dose-dependent association between sleep problems and the risk of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) in women.

Sleep Problems Increase Fibromyalgia Risk

The sensitivity, specificity, and feasibility of the ClASsification criteria for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) are maintained when they are adapted for retrospective use to classify an established research cohort from medical records.

CASPAR Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis Adapt Well for Retrospective Use

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), low pain thresholds reflect "fibromyalgic" RA (many tender points) and central pain sensitization with a prolonged disease duration.

Low Pain Thresholds in RA Reflect “Fibromyalgic” Disease

Disease burden in patients with a new diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) changes over the first 5 years.

Lupus Disease Activity Decreases, but Damage Accumulates

Statins help reduce total cholesterol (TC) concentrations in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine Vol 29 No 2