Master Doctor Search: Osteoarthritis
Opioid Use Costs 14 Billion for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Educating health care providers and health policy decision makers on the best alternatives to opiate use can prevent the total societal cost on treating knee osteoarthritis.
14 hours ago - Medindia Health
Research shows the effectiveness of a digital healthcare treatment for osteoarthritis
The steadily increasing prevalence and high costs of treating chronic joint pain worldwide poses a challenge for healthcare systems and healthcare payers.
1 day ago - News Medical
Kessler team receives funding to study factors leading to osteoarthritis after knee injury
Gerard Malanga, MD, and Nathan Hogaboom, PhD, of Kessler Foundation received a $185,707 award from The Geneva Foundation to study factors contributing to the development of...
2 days ago - News Medical
Therapy by Phone Helps Insomnia With Arthritis Pain
Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia was effective in older adults with osteoarthritis pain, the randomized OATS trial showed. Insomnia Severity Index...
3 days ago - MedPageToday - 3 articles
Telephone CBT improves insomnia, osteoarthritis pain symptoms
Cognitive behavioral therapy offered via a telephone call improved sleep, fatigue and, “to a lesser degree,” pain among older adults with insomnia and osteoarthritis, according...
3 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
Telephone CBT-I improves sleep, fatigue and some pain symptoms
Cognitive behavioral therapy offered via a telephone call was effective in improving sleep, fatigue, and, to a lesser degree, pain among older adults with comorbid insomnia and...
3 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
Do Certain Medications Accelerate Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis?
Study Authors: Thomas A. Perry, Xia Wang, et al. Target Audience and Goal Statement: Rheumatologists, radiologists, primary care physicians The goal of this study was to...
4 days ago - MedPageToday
Intense Strength Training Does Not Ease Knee Pain, Study Finds
Millions of patients with knee osteoarthritis are told to exercise. A new study casts doubt on what sort of exercise is helpful.
6 days ago - NY Times
Higher BMI may lead to increased patellofemoral compartment wear
Published results showed higher BMI may be associated with increased cartilage wear in the patellofemoral compartment compared with the tibiofemoral compartment. Using data...
6 days ago - Healio
NSAID use linked to loss of radiographic joint space width in knee OA
Among patients with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, NSAID use was associated with an increased loss of medial minimum joint space width compared with other medications...
8 days ago - Healio
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