Medicine’s Pain Avenger
As the cost of treatment rises, pain management solutions that are efficient and effective become vital assets in the therapist’s toolbox.
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Wish to Manage Osteoarthritis Pain? Try a Hybrid Sleep-Exercise Approach
A Michigan Medicine researcher introduces the concept of a hybrid sleep-exercise program to help people living with osteoarthritis-related pain and sleep disturbances. Study results are published in British Journal of Pain.
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Speak With Physicians More Clearly About Chronic Pain with Vim
Arthritis Foundation releases Vim, a mobile app to help people manage their chronic pain.
Arthritis Footwear: What to Consider
Wearing the right shoes can help ease the symptoms of foot arthritis and preserve mobility. However, the wrong shoes can worsen arthritis pain and accelerate disease progression, according to VerywellHealth, which shares some tips for proper fit.
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Knee Osteoarthritis: These Analytical Tools Improve Pain Treatment Outcomes
Joseph A. Zeni, Jr, PT, PhD, shares what we now know, from prehab to rehab, regarding knee osteoarthritis pain and treatment, in this feature for the February/March 2021 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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Squishier Isn’t Good in This Case
Cushioning cells in cartilage are reprogrammed in a way that makes things worse when it comes to osteoarthritis, researchers suggest.
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Opioid Use-Related Societal Costs for Knee Pain Are High, According to Estimates
A recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research estimates that 858,000 Americans use opioids such as tramadol and oxycodone for their knee pain, equating to $14 billion in lifetime opioid-related societal costs, or nearly $0.5 billion annually.
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Osteoarthritis: Digital vs Traditional Treatment
New research conducted by the University of Nottingham using Joint Academy’s clinical evidence-based digital treatment for chronic joint pain suggests clinically important improvements of treating knee osteoarthritis digitally compared to traditional treatment.
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These Predict the Likelihood of High-Dose Opioid Use After Knee Surgery
These 10 clinical factors may predict which patients will persistently use high doses of opioids in the year following knee replacement surgery, according to a new study published in Arthritis Care & Research.
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Could EGFR Put the Brakes on Osteoarthritis Cartilage Degeneration?
In a mouse study, researchers from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine used nanotechnology and previous knowledge of a protein pathway to significantly reduce knee cartilage degeneration and pain. Their study is published in Science Translational Medicine.
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OsteoBoost Vibration Belt Obtains FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Designation
Bone Health Technologies introduces the OsteoBoost Vibration Belt, designed to help treat osteopenia and prevent osteoarthritis. It has been granted “Breakthrough Device” designation by the US Food & Drug Administration.
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Get Moving with Physical Therapy
Counseling by a physical therapist has the potential to improve physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis, according to a study conducted by investigators from Arthritis Research Canada.
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Racket Sports’ Speedy Effect on Knee Arthritis
Racket sports like tennis and racquetball appear to accelerate knee joint degeneration in overweight people with osteoarthritis, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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‘Stun’ Pain Before It Gets to the Brain: A New Approach
A novel outpatient procedure offers lasting pain relief for patients suffering from moderate to severe arthritis in their hip and shoulder joints and could help reduce the reliance on opioids, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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Rich Kids Suffer Less from This Type of Arthritis
Children with arthritis affecting five or more joints, called polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyarticular JIA), living in less affluent families were twice as likely to report more than an hour of morning joint stiffness, compared to their counterparts from more affluent families, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators report.
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Injections for Osteoarthritis? More Research is Needed
A frequently performed treatment for osteoarthritis and other joint-related pain syndromes is intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS), yet there is conflicting evidence on the potential benefit and possible negative outcomes following such injections.
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Can SAM Treat Arthritis Pain? Study Will Soon Tell
ZetrOZ Systems, developer of sustained acoustic medicine (SAM) — an FDA-cleared home-use ultrasound device designed to help reduce pain associated with tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries — has received funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to research new ways to reduce arthritic pain utilizing non-surgical, non-narcotic technology.
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Mass Spectrometry Aids Search for Osteoarthritis Biomarker
Using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have mapped complex sugars on osteoarthritis (OA) cartilage, suggesting that different sugars are associated with damaged tissue compared to healthy tissue.
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