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Young Males and Future Risk of MSK and Chronic Diseases

Jack Cush, MD

A large cohort of 18-year-old Swedish males were followed longitudinally for cardiovascular, respiratory, and musculoskeletal outcomes.

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Orthotics in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Bita Imam, DO, PhD,  , Andres Quiceno, MD

Orthotics are cost-effective, externally applied devices designed to stabilize the joints and provide a conservative measure to alleviate joint pain and improve function. Options include therapeutic shoes, shoe inserts, hand splints/braces, wrist support and finger splints. This article reviews some of the indications on the use of orthotics in patients with RA.

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Alive in 2025 (1.10.2025)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush brings in the new year with a review of the latest from RheumNow.com

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Best of 2024: Pain Reduction with Methotrexate in Knee Osteoarthritis

Jack Cush, MD

The Annals of Internal Medicine reports that oral, low dose, weekly methotrexate significantly reduced knee osteoarthritis pain, stiffness, and function in a randomized controlled trial.

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Best of 2024: Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis

Jack Cush, MD

A UK cross-sectional EHR clinical practice analysis between 2004 and 2020 shows that analgesic prescribing in inflammatory arthritis patients has declined, but still remains substantial, including opioid prescribing. Data was drawn from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum to evaluate analgesic prescription annual prevalence in patients with RA, PsA and axSpA and found that analgesic prescribing declined over time but remained common.

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Metanalysis of 11 studies shows that curcumin (tumeric) can reduce pain, muscle damage and inflammation in athletes following vigorous physical exercise. "pre- and post-exercise curcumin consumption.. assoc w/ better outcomes in muscle recovery, pain & antioxidant capacity"… https://t.co/FZE2ugvvPK

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QD Clinic - ANA Negative Lupus Pregnant ANA negative SLE (?) patients with Sjogrens and FM - what to do? Features Dr. Jack Cush. QD Clinics - lessons from the clinic, sponsored by RNL2025 in Dallas, TX; Feb 8 & 9, 2025 Register at https://t.co/2dcFVgu8z6… https://t.co/RyCdiadn4H https://t.co/EvWcQ6KIxQ

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A substantial # of pts with inflammatory arthritis (IA) are not receiving adequate treatment for depression and anxiety(same as those IA-free controls). Canadian study of 6,951 w/ IA & depression, on 50% recv treatment & 20% psych. Rx for depression. Similar for 3,701 w/ IA &… https://t.co/CfpwEtLH3c

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Metanalysis of 11 studies shows that curcumin (tumeric) can reduce pain, muscle damage and inflammation in athletes following vigorous physical exercise. "pre- and post-exercise curcumin consumption.. assoc w/ better outcomes in muscle recovery, pain & antioxidant capacity"… https://t.co/J07UId683Y

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Childhood Maltreatment and the Risk of Rheumatic Diseases A UK retrospective matched open cohort study shows that children who suffered from abuse, neglect or domestic abuse carry a significantly increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis in later life.… https://t.co/f0XMDJbvvg https://t.co/9KvpixsNFL
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QD Clinic - Acute Neck & Back Pain Acute onset febrile, polyarthritis, neck and low back pain Features Dr. Jack Cush. QD Clinics - lessons from the clinic, sponsored by RNL2025 in Dallas, TX; Feb 8 & 9, 2025 Register at https://t.co/2dcFVgu8z6 https://t.co/2GqyqXAjbF https://t.co/vIeqdHyayV

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Online, lifestyle intervention program shown to have positive long-term effects in 264 patients w/ Inflam Arthritis, OA & FM , even after 2-yrs. Prg focused on nutrition, exercise, relaxation & sleep. Signif reductions in Wt, BMI, and PRO's (pain, Am stiff, fatigue)… https://t.co/vghObYPnvW https://t.co/ZSdFPWel57
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nline, lifestyle intervention program shown to have positive long-term effects in 264 patients w/ Inflam Arthritis, OA & FM , even after 2-yrs. Prg focused on nutrition, exercise, relaxation & sleep. Signif reductions in Wt, BMI, and PRO's (pain, Am stiff, fatigue)… https://t.co/ImNzTZGLut https://t.co/rAn8llwnjP
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Italian study of 458 #RA pts shows 16% (71)meeting the EULAR criteria for difficult 2 Rx RA ( D2T-RA); unrelated to age, gender, seropositivity. BUT D2T-RA was assoc w/ erosions (24% vs 11%), obesity (33% vs 19%) & FM (25% vs 10%) https://t.co/w5mliNkfBT https://t.co/m65jk62wmh

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Metanalysis of 5063 SLE patients, found fibromyalgia (FM) 15.8% (high heterogeneity I2- 98%). SLE pts had a 3.7 fold higher risk of FM. FM in SLE was a confounder in assessing disease activity and treatment response. FM is a frequent comorbidity in SLE https://t.co/0fSIl480PG https://t.co/6ZtAovPVnD

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Online survey of 1,531 in 2019 showed that rural women have greater psychological and physical burdens than their suburban/urban women - with more mood swings, muscle and joint pain, vaginal dryness and urinary problems . https://t.co/TlaEEENdzp https://t.co/TTtyWK5urZ

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Best of 2024: Eating for Rheumatoid Arthritis https://t.co/gtK3F6FdEB https://t.co/ILA6lSohh7

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Myths by Daniel Clauw Small fiber neuropathy - misnomer, non-specific, not worth getting a skin biopsy Fibromyalgia is not autoimmune - it is nociplastic pain and treated differently #ACR24 Review Course @RheumNow https://t.co/7SGKMTC3HY https://t.co/0718sGsass

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Best of 2024: Analgesic Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis https://t.co/iQrBVzWaI8 https://t.co/Rx86Q57oEZ

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Best of 2024: Prescription Painkiller Misuse in Chronic Pain Patients https://t.co/AyccRCuAHh https://t.co/RYuvDwHANo

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