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Chronic Osteoarthritic Pain Causes Brain Changes

Kathleen Louden | January 13, 2012

Theory of condition-specific ‘brain signature’ sparks controversy

LEVI-04 Promising for Relieving Knee OA Pain

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | September 16, 2024

In a study, all doses of LEVI-04 demonstrated significant pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis compared with placebo.

Case Report: Hip Pain in End-Stage Renal Disease

Ilana P. Goldberg, MD, & Samuel Faught, MD | September 8, 2024

Renal osteodystrophy is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associated metabolic derangements, most commonly CKD stages 3–5. It is often subclassified into four histological subtypes, with definite distinctions unable to be made clinically. These four subtypes, which may only be differentiated by bone biopsy, include: osteitis fibrosa cystica, mixed uremic osteodystrophy, osteomalacia and…

Pain Syndromes

For individuals living with rheumatic disease, chronic pain can be one of the more difficult symptoms to manage—leaving individuals to search for therapies and medications to live a more comfortable life. Rheumatic diseases may be a cause of pain, some more acute or flare driven and others more chronic pain, or pain that lasts more…

Good Care: Benefits of Pain Self-Management Is Getting More Recognition

Thomas R. Collins | January 29, 2024

Pain management can involve more than active pharmacologic treatment. During a session at ACR Convergence 2023, experts addressed the benefits of patient self-management for pain, how it works with clinical care and the role of technology.

No Pain, Much to Gain

Larry Beresford | December 4, 2023

SAN DIEGO—Pain is one of the most common symptoms of rheumatic disease, and this session at ACR Convergence 2023 was dedicated to understanding recent research concerning the relationship between pain and inflammation.

Cannabis for Pain Relief: An Area Ripe for Research

Vanessa Caceres | September 28, 2023

Medical cannabis may benefit patients experiencing pain, and rheumatologists should be able to discuss its potential risks and benefits with their patients. Here are insights from Dr. Mary Ann Fitzcharles on current research, patient use and more.

Patients Living with Chronic Illness

Thomas R. Collins | December 5, 2022

At ACR Convergence 2022, three women with rheumatic diseases discuss the profound life changes that the diseases wrought and ways they’ve found to cope.

A Case of Nodular Rash & Painful Joints

Vania Lin, MD, MPH, Rebecca Johnson, MD, & Lisa Suter, MD | October 10, 2022

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotizing vasculitis, predominantly involving medium-sized arteries, that causes systemic disease, and, less commonly, cutaneous-limited disease. The population prevalence for PAN ranges from 2 to 33 per million.1-3 Estimates vary due to the increased recognition and classification of other forms of vasculitides over time and variation in the regional prevalence of…

Study Compares Intra-Articular Morphine with Steroids & Placebo in Patients with Chronic Knee Arthritis

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | July 15, 2022

A study from Haibel et al. in patients with chronic knee arthritis found intra-articular morphine did not lead to a significant, short-term reduction in pain compared with placebo and proved inferior to treatment with intra-articular triamcinolone.