ALLMedicine™ Osteoarthritis Center

Jun 28th, 2022 - While a number of preclinical studies have examined the effectiveness of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) as a potential treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA), there have been few clinical studies which have indirectly confirmed cartilage ...

Jun 27th, 2022 - Central sensitization (CS) is a known contributor to chronic pain in people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and is commonly measured by psychophysical testing or patient-reported methods such as the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI). However, p...

Jun 26th, 2022 - A lack of understanding of the mechanisms underlying osteoarthritis progression limits the development of effective long-term treatments. Quantitatively tracking spatiotemporal patterns of cartilage and bone degeneration is critical for assessment...

Jun 26th, 2022 - We investigated the potential of exogenous hyaluronic acid (HA) associated with corticosteroid injections to improve pain and function for the treatment of post-traumatic subtalar osteoarthritis, in comparison with isolated intra-articular cortico...

Jun 26th, 2022 - There is no consensus on intraoperative references for the posterior tibial slope (PTS) in medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). An arthroscopic hook probe placed on the medial second quarter of the medial tibial plateau (MTP) in an ant...

Feb 28th, 2022 - Willow bark has been used for centuries as a treatment for pain, headache, and inflammatory conditions such as bursitis and tendinitis. The bark of white willow contains salicin, the chemical that was used to develop aspirin. Despite its long hist...

Jul 7th, 2021 - S.J., a 68-year-old Black man, comes to your office to establish care after recently moving to the area. S.J. has a history of allergic rhinitis, osteoarthritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Additionally, he has a 39-pack-year history of s...

Jan 8th, 2020 - To develop an evidence-based guideline for the comprehensive management of osteoarthritis (OA) as a collaboration between the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Arthritis Foundation, updating the 2012 ACR recommendations for the manage...

Aug 23rd, 2019 - The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases not only because of longer life expectancy but also because of the modern lifestyle, in particular physical inactivity and diets low in fiber and rich in sugar and saturated fats, which promote chron...

Jan 7th, 2019 - A guidance on the assessment and treatment of postmenopausal women at risk from fractures due to osteoporosis was recently published in Osteoporosis International as a joint effort of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and European Society ...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Chronic idiopathic patellofemoral pain, a potential precursor to osteoarthritis, is one of the most common problems of the knee. It is characterized by anterior knee pain that is aggravated by deep knee flexion, prolonged sitting, and repetitive f...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Clinical outcome studies have been performed in the evaluation of a variety of shoulder pathologies after surgical treatment. Among these disease processes include glenohumeral osteoarthritis, rotator cuff arthropathy, acromioclavicular separation...

Jun 24th, 2022 - After appropriate IRB approval at total of 32 active patients who meet the inclusion criteria listed above will be randomized into three treatment groups. A total of 16 patient will be in Group 1 and 16 patients will be in Group 2. An equal number...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - This study is being done to test the safety and efficacy of LY3016859 for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain. This trial is part of the chronic pain master protocol (H0P-MC-CPMP) which is a protocol to accelerate the development of new treatment...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - This is a single-center, prospective, open-label randomized trial to compare outcomes of GAE versus observation, and to identify biomarkers and imaging endpoints that change in response to GAE. Subjects will be considered enrolled in the study onc...

Jun 24th, 2022 - France — Considered to be the result of an injury or simply an aspect of aging, rhizarthrosis, or thumb osteoarthritis, is often viewed as an inevitability of life. Yet many people are unaware that there are effective and long-lasting treatments t...

Jun 21st, 2022 - "I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." That was what then-President George H.W. Bush said in 1990, famously declaring his hatred for the tree-like cruciferous vegetable. Turns out, Americans in 2022 do no...

Jun 17th, 2022 - Rheumatologic conditions and infections may imitate each other, often making diagnosis challenging. Therefore, it is imperative to obtain adequate histories and have a keen eye for these potentially confounding differential diagnoses.

Jun 13th, 2022 - THE CASE A 78-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, osteoarthritis, and osteopenia was brought to the emergency department (ED) by her daughter. The woman had fallen 2 days earlier and had been experiencing a.

Jun 13th, 2022 - A Los Angeles County internist will pay nearly $9.5 million to resolve accusations that he submitted false claims to Medicare and California's Medicaid program. Part of the payment was a settlement in a civil case in which Minas Kochumian, MD, an ...