Researchers evaluated whether patients with polymyalgia rheumatica with and without elevated acute phase reactants represented distinct subgroups.
The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of any chronic pain condition in adults.
A set of 4 phenotypes for knee osteoarthritis with distinct pain trajectories which may be used to personalize treatment strategies were identified.
Opioids offer minor pain relief and functional benefits in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), with smaller benefits regarding pain for strong versus weak opioids,
Simple Fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool indices may facilitate the diagnosis of fibromyalgia in the routine care of patients with other rheumatic diseases.
The levels of urine C-telopeptide of cross-linked collagen type II were found to be independently associated with pain intensity and radiographic severity in patients with osteoarthritis.
Future longitudinal studies are needed to explore causal relationships between first carpometacarpal (CMC-1) inflammation and pain, and clinical trials are needed that have a low risk for bias and examine the efficacy of anti-inflammatory treatment in inflamed CMC-1 joints.
Poor sleep quality and greater fatigue may be associated with pain exacerbation in patients with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis.
This is the first study to describe persistent joint pain and stiffness many months after infection with the chikungunya virus.
Scores on the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale may be associated with key areas of functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
