Placebo formulation impacts effectiveness of pain control in osteoarthritis
1. From a systematic review, intra-articular and topical placebos had greater effects on pain scores than oral placebos. 2. When ...
Tag: osteoarthritis
Corticosteroid injections ineffective for exercise pain in knee osteoarthritis
1. There was no significant difference in pain scores between groups that received corticosteroid intra-articular injections with exercise therapy and ...
Intra-articular injection therapies most effective at controlling knee osteoarthritis pain
1. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections were superior to some oral NSAIDs for treatment of knee osteoarthritis pain. 2. Of all ...
Patient Basics: Osteoarthritis
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Inside a joint, a tissue called cartilage cushions the joint and prevents the ...
Physical therapy for hip osteoarthritis may not lead to significant benefits
Image: PD 1. There was no significant difference in patient-reported outcomes after 12 weeks of physical therapy versus 12 weeks ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 23- September 29, 2013
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Lateral foot wedges not effective in medial knee osteoarthritis pain control
Image: PD 1. Lateral wedges are no more efficacious than neutral wedges at reducing knee pain associated with medial knee ...
4 million living with total knee replacement (TKR): First estimates of TKR burden in the US
Feb 15th - 4 million or 4.2% of adults over 50 in the US are living with a TKR. Over ...
