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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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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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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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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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The Lancet reports a new study revealing that the most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis, affects 15% of the global population over the age of 30.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from RheumNow.com this past week.
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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the wonderful wide world of Rheumatology. This week:
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The Cleveland Clinic Journal has published a full-read review of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a condition often seen in clinic with symptoms like fibromyalgia, but is clinically diagnosed with finding sustained tachycardia upon standing without orthostatic hypotension.
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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
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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!
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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!
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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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Registration is now open! Early bird pricing is available until 11/30/23. See you there!
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