Degenerative spondylolisthesis usually is asymptomatic but may be associated with symptomatic spinal stenosis. Because the latter often is detected by imaging studies in asymptomatic patients, clinical correlation between symptoms and imaging is critical.
Benlysta (belimumab) has received FDA approval for the treatment of patients with active, autoantibody-positive lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) who are receiving standard therapy, including corticosteroids, antimalarials, immunosuppressives, and NSAIDs, the agency announced.
As seen on the Discovery Health series Body Invaders, learn how gout arthritis can affect the human body.
The RA Joint Count is a validated tool for assessing rheumatoid arthritis. This article reviews a uniform procedure for instructing patients, identifying joint landmarks, and examination techniques.
The concept of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has evolved from that of a relatively obscure mild joint disease to that of a severe inflammatory arthritis involving bones, joints, and the surrounding tissue.
A review of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, which replaces the rotator cuff with the deltoid, often to relieve a degenerative glenohumeral. Discusses the procedure, outcomes, and complications..
Simponi injectable pens, used commonly to help treat symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, have been recalled due to defective manufacturing.
Fostamatinib disodium has been discovered to be a safe but ineffective treatment of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis who failed biologic therapies.
Lady Gaga announced that she recently tested borderline positive for lupus. Dr. Pullen talks about lupus tests, false positives, and diagnostic uncertainty.
Scientists have discovered naturally present anti-inflammatory steroids in humans.
Experimental drug PLX5622 has been shown in preclinical arthritis models to reduce inflammation, reduce cartilage damage, and prevent bone resorption.
The later the onset of puberty, the lower an adolescent's bone mass, increasing their risk of developing osteoporosis later in life.
In Dupuytren contracture, hyperplasia of the palmar aponeurosis induces a contracture that typically involves the fourth and fifth digits of the hand. Radiographic findings consist of flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the ring finger, with mild subluxation.
Read about some of the latest research studies on fibromyalgia.
Scientists from the Monell Center studying the receptor TRPA1 find it is activated by both chemicals.
For 2 months, a 29-year-old man had pain and circular, soft swelling (7 x 7 cm in diameter) over the anterior left knee, superficial to the patellar ligament. Pain was minimal and associated with extension and flexion).
With the advent of expensive laboratory tests and sophisticated imaging, the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains clinical. Because early detection is important for preventing clinical and radiographic progression, revision of the diagnostic criteria was needed and has been implemented.
Gout is a chronic, progressive disease that is managed most effectively when the patient's serum urate level is reduced to lower than 6 mg/dL by early therapeutic intervention.
A 31-year-old Asian man presented for evaluation of left foot pain that began on the day before his clinic visit while he was practicing parkour (the physical discipline of training to overcome obstacles within one’s path by using only the human body and objects in the environment). He had no significant medical history. The patient recalled leaping from a platform toward a horizontal bar attached to a wall a few feet away. During the lift-off phase of the jump, he experienced a snapping sensation in his left foot, with subsequent pain in the arch and heel. Immediately after this event, he was unable to ambulate.
Researchers plan to study the effects of hip replacement therapy on the employment and retirement decisions of older adults.
The results of a Brazilian study may help reduce the likelihood of misdiagnosing autoimmune disorder.
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy is a term applied to a group of relatively rare diseases that present with the gradual onset of weakness of shoulder and pelvic girdle muscles. These diseases include polymyositis and dermatomyositis, as well as myositis associated with neoplastic disease, myositis associated with underlying collagen-vascular disease, and inclusion body myositis.
DISH, a radiographic finding characterized by abnormal calcification and ossification in the axial skeleton and in ligaments and entheses,1 most often affects the thoracic spine. Of note, the findings almost always are more prominent on the right side (the left side may be spared because of aortic pulsations). The enthesopathy, also called“whiskering,” can affect the pelvic brim, ischial tuberosities, greater trochanters, and other features that have ligamentous attachments.2 Diagnosis often is made after an incidental finding in an asymptomatic patient.
Researchers have identified a gene responsible for a rare disease leads to progressive loss of fat and muscle, and joint stiffness. and
A protein identified in a University of Central Florida lab has the power to suppress inflammation.
A 50 year-old physician experienced the abrupt onset of tenderness and swelling in the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint of his right index finger. His only significant past medical history was Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, which was managed successfully with ablation. The same symptoms subsequently occurred in the DIP joints of his left index finger and fifth digits of both hands. No other digits were affected. The symptoms made it difficult for him to type on the computer. He denied trauma to the affected fingers, although he is an athlete and had had a left middle finger avulsion fracture, right middle finger dislocation, and left radial frac-ture. He had no systemic or other joint involvement.
The American College of Rheumatology has put together a list of 13 myths about rheumatoid arthritis.
Back pain patients receive quicker diagnosis and treatment with nurse practitioner first.
Arthritis patients benefit significantly when they receive homeopathy alongside conventional treatment over a period of six months.
A new study suggests joint complaints attributed to the popular breast cancer drugs are not associated with inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune disease.
