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Subcutaneous Biosimilars? (10.27.2023)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews RheumNow's top entries the PMR Campaign, news, journal reports and regulatory actions.

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Methotrexate in OA (10.20.2023)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush discusses the news, journal articles and regulatory actions. This week we discuss JAKne, DLE and SLE and more.

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Sleep Apnea Smart Watches (10.13.2023)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports and regulatory approvals from this past week on RheumNow.com.

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TNR: PMR Diagnosis and Monitoring

Jack Cush, MD

Panelists Dr. Claire Owen, Stephen Paget, Anisha Dua and Jack Cush discuss diagnosis and monitoring in PMR during this week's Tuesday Night Rheumatology.

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Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Lessens Fibromyalgia Pain

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In a recent randomized clinical trial of patients with fibromyalgia, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)—which uses structured techniques to alter distorted thoughts and negative moods—was superior to a matched education treatment in reducing the interfering effects of pain and other aspects of fi

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Woeful Rheumatology Referrals

Jack Cush, MD

Early diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis (IA) is rooted in patient (self or MD) referrals. A recent analysis shows only a minority of rheumatology referrals had inflammatory arthritis, with only 21% were seen within the first 6 weeks of symptoms. 

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Different plant products We need more RCTs Cohort studies have a lot of attrition Survey data shows increased utilization #ACR23 @RheumNow https://t.co/H2pOEJ99Qh
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The sex of the researchers conducting experiments in pain matters- PARTICIPANT -EXPERIMENTER sex concordonace. Really interesting study focussing on one more parameter in understanding pain and sex differences. @rheumnow #ACR23 https://t.co/XlzxabpLvy
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Green light therapy - room with green light helps with pain! Funny lines here While walking in the countryside, My knee felt better, I began to stride Green light's the key to my inner peace It must be that cannabinoid release Where do you act to reduce my pain? @RheumNow #ACR23

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Little disturbing to see the data that most patients using cannabis dont know what exact product they are using. Also not most is not prescribed/ illegal! Lots to learn and may have potential but need to be careful! @RheumNow #ACR23 https://t.co/Y0vHmVvWdL
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Controlled substance rundown - CBD and THC are the key molecules Used since 5K years 18 percent of americans have used opiods once since 2019! @rheumnow #ACR23 https://t.co/iEscYxB5j5
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Quantitative sensory testing is a way to understand pain in clinical research. Low correlation with Fibromyalgia surveys. Understanding NOCICEPTIVE, NEUROPATHIC, NOCIPLASTIC pain imp! Pressure pain thresholds predicted disease activity in #RA @Lee_Yvonne_C @RheumNow #ACR23 https://t.co/VjdyjudfdY
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Need to point out limitations of QSTs too! Need trained researchers. Need some sort of quantification to help. Mechanism specific pain management is the goal! @RheumNow #ACR23 https://t.co/Frcger9ZUk
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Women are more sensitive to pain! Disconnect between the clinical problem and rat studies which are predominantly male! Sex as a biological variable! Policies change behavior! Now data is more balanced! @rheumnow #ACR23 https://t.co/NluYR25TtM
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Chronic pain affects mortality!! Men with more pain sites (which correlates with numerical pain too) had higher early mortality compared to women- study in a large UK sample. @rheumnow #ACR23

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Mic drop moments in #OA research by David Walsh! Focus on the bone- subchondral bone main be the PAIN POINT. @rheumnow #ACR23 https://t.co/PxCQ68YsTx
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Pain without inflammation might be a myth! We need to understand a lot of immune cells before saying that! Important perpheral drivers may be important to study too! #ACR23 @RheumNow https://t.co/VaRC1WAmiJ
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Subchondral bone lesions in #OA on the weight bearing regions are the source of pain - David Walsh excellent talk summarizing pain mechanisms. #ACR23 @RheumNow

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NEJM: Clinical Examination of the Cervical Spine (full read, with video). Great overview of Cx exam, useful in evaluation of axial neck pain, radiculopathy, or myelopathy; info on dermatomes, reflexes, Lhermites sign, etc https://t.co/EMizgh6Dtg https://t.co/6tdx1LBSDh

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