NSAIDs Play a Substantial Mediating Role in the OA-CVD Relationship
Investigators examined the relationship between nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk for cardiovascular disease among patients with osteoarthritis.
Arthritis
Factors Associated With Opioid Use Before Total Hip, Knee Replacement Surgery
Preoperative opioid use was reported in approximately 60% of patients undergoing total knee or hip replacement.
Ultrasound Findings Predict Arthritis Development Among ACPA+ Individuals With Pain
Investigators sought to determine the efficacy of ultrasound to forecast the development of arthritis among patients with anti-citrullinated protein antibodies with musculoskeletal pain.
How Does Sleep Quality Affect Pain and Fatigue in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis?
Poor sleep quality was linked to increased pain and fatigue in older adults with symptomatic osteoarthritis.
State Data Support Participation in Arthritis-Appropriate Physical Activity Programs
Participation of individuals with arthritis in self-management education and evidence-based physical activity may effectively contribute to alleviating pain, increasing functioning and physical activity, and improving quality of life and mood.
Comorbid Depression, Arthritis in Fibromyalgia More Common in Women
Women with fibromyalgia may be more likely to have comorbid depression and arthritis compared with men.
Decision-Making Tool for Arthritis-Related Knee Pain Treatment Found to Be Useful
Minority women with arthritis-related knee pain and their healthcare providers found additional information on medical care costs and the impact treatment might have on quality of life and work productivity to be useful.
Improvements in Pain May Not Be Associated With Reduced Disability in Arthritis
Improvements in pain in older adults with arthritis may not be associated with improvements in 2 of 3 domains of disability.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Early Arthritis, Inflammatory Back Pain
Researchers posit that improvement of health related quality of life should be an objectives of treatment of early arthritis and early inflammatory back pain, but their finding is that disease only explains part of the assessment of quality of life.
Corticosteroids May Improve Pain and Function in Children With Septic Arthritis
Corticosteroids may increase the percentage of patients without pain and the percentage of patients with normal function of the affected joint at 12 months.
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