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JAMA: Review of Shoulder Pain

Jack Cush, MD

Shoulder pain affects 16% of adults annually and is the third most common musculoskeletal presentation in primary care. This new review reframes the diagnostic and therapeutic approach, moving away from pathoanatomic labels (rotator cuff tendinopathy, impingement, bursitis) toward the umbrella term subacromial pain, since structural findings on imaging correlate poorly with symptoms and are common in asymptomatic people.

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Joint Pain Prevalence is not Declining

Jack Cush, MD

A current report from the national NHIS survey shows that over half of US adults diagnosed with arthritis reported moderate to severe joint pain.

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2026 BSR Pain Guideline: What Rheumatologists Need to Know

Jack Cush, MD

The British Society for Rheumatology has issued its first guideline dedicated solely to pain in inflammatory arthritis (IA)—covering RA, PsA, axial SpA and JIA.

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Mentshlichkeit* (8.7.2026)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and recent journal reports on RheumNow.com.

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JAMA Review of Hip Fracture

Jack Cush, MD

The July 16th edition of JAMA reviews the highly prevalent problem of hip fractures - a major global health burden: 14.2 million occur worldwide annually (280,000 in the US), with global incidence higher in women (833.9/100,000) than men (510.0/100,000). Lifetime risk at age 50 is 22.9% for women, 10.7% for men. Mortality is substantial.

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Swimming Reduces Disability from Low Back Pain

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Swimming is commonly recommended for patients with chronic low back pain. Yet, there is little trial data investigating swimming. An Australian study has shown for the first time that a program of swimming can be clinically effective in reducing disability from chronic low back pain.

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Expert Perspective on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease

Jack Cush, MD

A recent perspective by Tedeschi tackles many unresolved issues around CPPD diagnosis, classification, and management, including the lack of clinical trials or FDA approved treatments.

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Seronegative RA Disease Activity (7.17.2026)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and Gout features from this past week on RheumNow.com.

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In the JAMA review of shoulder pain, what is the recommended first-line treatment for most shoulder diagnoses? Test your knowledge in this week's RheumIQ at https://t.co/TBlB4pmnKa https://t.co/mKClL2P0Tc

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JAMA: Review of Shoulder Pain JAMA Internal Medicine (Haas et al, 2026) has published a clinical overview to the approach, diagnosis and management of Shoulder Pain. https://t.co/xYSahFksx9 https://t.co/kTIml2mD6k

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Evaluating Inflammatory Joint Pain in Older Adults Lee, Levinson, and Makris have published an approach to evaluating inflammatory joint pain in older adults in JAMA Internal Medicine. While intended to be a practical guide for Primary Care Clinicians (PCCs), the tenets and https://t.co/TPKEOjkcKl
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Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Dz new terminology from 2026 G-CAN consensus. Preferred: - acute CPP crystal arthritis - Chronic CPP crystal arthritis - Chronic CPP crystal arthritis - OA w/ CPP - Chondrocalcinosis (xray) * Pseudogout is obsolete https://t.co/bsztXz9UDs https://t.co/GOey5YmKif

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Swimming Reduces Disability from Low Back Pain Swimming is commonly recommended for patients with chronic low back pain. Yet, there is little trial data investigating swimming. An Australian study has shown for the first time that a program of swimming can be clinically https://t.co/OfxsvRjyJg
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Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Dz new terminology from 2026 G-CAN consensus. Preferred: - acute CPP crystal arthritis - Chronic CPP crystal arthritis - Chronic CPP crystal arthritis - OA w/ CPP - Chondrocalcinosis (xray) * Pseudogout is obsolete https://t.co/L95N2ObHr3 https://t.co/ST7RkJa8BR

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UK primary care database (2000–21) gout study of new colchicine initiators (n 31,478) vs noninitiators (mean 60 yrs, BMI 30), follow-up of 4.5 yrs. Colchicine use had a signif. 12% lower risk of Joint Arthroplasty (HR 0.88); 23% lower TJA in knee/hip OA (HR 0.77) https://t.co/bT07lUYBB2
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Expert Perspective on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease A current perspective article by Dr. Sara Tedeschi tackles many unresolved issues around CPPD diagnosis, classification, and management, including the lack of clinical trials or FDA approved treatments. https://t.co/zxJ9aQweNl
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UK primary care database (2000–21) gout study of new colchicine initiators (n 31,478) vs noninitiators (mean 60 yrs, BMI 30), follow-up of 4.5 yrs. Colchicine use had a signif. 12% lower risk of Joint Arthroplasty (HR 0.88); 23% lower TJA in knee/hip OA (HR 0.77) https://t.co/TkYFYhANuH
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#THA revisions in 3657 RA vs 446428 OA pts (mean F/U ~7y) find RA has signif incr risk of revision (HR 1.35); espec due to infx (HR 1.48), dislocation (1.87), aseptic loosening (0–3m; 2.81). No diff w/ cemented, cementless, hybrid THA. Age > 65 was main risk factor. https://t.co/iK6pL3QF1W
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Hip Replacement Advances Hip replacement surgery has been a major advance in the management of patients with hip damage and diminishing quality of life. While this review provides new information regarding a new type of hardware (end of article), lets begin with a general https://t.co/ZosOkoawiv
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Genicular artery embolization for knee OA does not work in a 12-mos randomized sham-controlled trial of 58 pts. Pain scores improved equally in both groups https://t.co/7wwmzpTaNL https://t.co/8MsRXqKDo2

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