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Colchicine and the Risk of Knee and Hip Replacement
Treatment of osteoarthritis is a major unmet need, as there are few therapies effective at pain control and no options for disease modification; yet a new trial in Annals of Internal Medicine suggest that chronic low dose colchicine may alter disease progression and lower the risk of of total knee and total hip replacements.
Read ArticleOrbitofrontal Cortex Implants to Assess Chronic Pain
Nature Neuroscience reports a novel approach to assessing chronic neuropathic pain - intracranial electrodes in the anterior cingulate cortex and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) to map chronic pain signaling.
Read Article3-4-5 Rule (5.26.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews more than a dozen news, journal articles and RNL highlights from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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Falls with Knee Osteoarthritis
A study of adults aged 45-85 yrs shows that knee osteoarthritis (OA) is an independent risk factor for falls, suggesting a greater need for awareness and prevention.
Read ArticleNSAID Prescribing Decreasing
Multinational metanalyses of data between 1989 and 2022 shows that NSAID prescriptions have decreased over time, and differs according to geographical locations.
Read ArticleThe Burden of Chronic Pain in US Adults (2019-2020)
Analysis of National Health Interview Survey data shows that the incidence of chronic pain in the USA is high compared with other chronic diseases.
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