Intra-articular corticosteroids unlikely to benefit osteoarthritis patients
1. In this double blind, randomized controlled trial, intra-articular triamcinolone injections did not prevent cartilage degeneration compared to saline injection ...
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A single glucocorticoid injection provides only short-term relief from chronic low back pain
1. Single glucocorticoid injections provided symptomatic relief from chronic low back pain after one month. 2. No differences in low ...
Oral prednisone improves function, not pain in acute lumbar radiculopathy
1. In this randomized controlled study of acute lumbar radiculopathy, oral prednisone improved function at weeks 3 and 52 when ...
Pimecrolimus effective first-line treatment for atopic dermatitis
1. The majority of patients using pimecrolimus cream (PIM, 52.6%) or topical corticosteroids (TCS, 50.5%) for the treatment of mild ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 16 – February 22, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. A ...
Improved COPD outcomes with combined long-acting beta-agonist and inhaled steroid therapy
1. Compared to the use of long-acting β-agonists (LABAs) alone, combination therapy with LABAs and inhaled steroids resulted in a ...
Medications for premature deliveries underutilized in developing world
1. In women who delivered prematurely after 22 weeks’ gestation and were eligible for tocolytic drugs, only 18% received both ...
Corticosteroids and physical therapy equally effective for shoulder impingement syndrome
1. Corticosteroid injection and manual physical therapy produced similar improvements in pain and quality of life scores for patients with ...
[Researcher Comment] Corticosteroid injections for tennis elbow associated with poorer recovery versus placebo
Feb 5th - JAMA - Patients receiving corticosteroid injections for tennis elbow fare worse than placebo at one year. Image: ...
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