Osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis

Treatment

NEWS:

Glucosamine Has a Disease-Modifying Effect on Osteoarthritis

ARTICLES:

Complementary And Alternative Therapies For Osteoarthritis

Managing osteoarthritis of the knee

NGC-Medical management of adults with osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis and Painkillers--Summaries and Decision Aid

Pain Relief in Osteoarthritis: The Rationale for Combination Therapy

Translating Research into Practice: Acetaminophen in Osteoarthritis Revisited

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

A comparison of muscle training methods in patients with knee osteoarthritis. (Clin Rheumatol)

A two-year study of chondroitin sulfate in erosive osteoarthritis of the hands: behavior of erosions, osteophytes, pain and hand dysfunction. (Drugs Exp Clin Res)

Acupuncture as a complementary therapy to the pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial (BMJ)

Balancing benefits and harms: the example of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (BMJ)

Basal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb: a prospective trial of steroid injection and splinting. (J Hand Surg [Am])

Corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis of the knee: meta-analysis (BMJ)

COX inhibitors and their effects on bone healing. (Expert Opin Drug Saf)

Cytokines as therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis. (BioDrugs)

Declines in strength and balance in older adults with chronic knee pain: a 30-month longitudinal, observational study. (Arthritis Rheum)

Do acetaminophen and an NSAID combined relieve osteoarthritis pain better than either alone? (The Journal of Family Practice)

Does paracetamol (acetaminophen) reduce the pain of osteoarthritis? A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. (Ann Rheum Dis)

Effectiveness of glucosamine for symptoms of knee osteoarthritis: results from an internet-based randomized double-blind controlled trial. (Am J Med.)

Efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of osteoarthritis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (BMJ)

Exercise and dietary weight loss in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: the Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion Trial. (Arthritis Rheum)

Glucosamine sulfate reduces osteoarthritis progression in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis: evidence from two 3-year studies. (Menopause)

Glucosamine therapy for treating osteoarthritis (Cochrane Review) (The Cochrane Library)

Hip arthroscopy: when it is and when it is not indicated. (Instr Course Lect)

Impact of the fit and strong intervention on older adults with osteoarthritis. (Gerontologist)

Inpatient rehabilitation for hip or knee osteoarthritis: 2 year follow up study. (Ann Rheum Dis)

Intermittent treatment of knee osteoarthritis with oral chondroitin sulfate: a one-year, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study versus placebo. (Osteoarthritis Cartilage)

Intraarticular corticosteroid injection: pain relief in osteoarthritis of the hip? (J Rheumatol)

Medical management of osteoarthritis of the knee and hip joints. (Med J Aust)

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs or acetaminophen for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee? A systematic review of evidence and guidelines. (J Rheumatol)

(Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, in osteoarthritic knee pain: meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials (BMJ)

Nonsurgical approaches to pain management for osteoarthritis of the knee. (Am J Orthop)

Quadriceps femoris muscle weakness and activation failure in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. (J Orthop Res)

Osteoarthritis therapy--are there still unmet needs? (Rheumatology)

Pain management in osteoarthritis: a focus on onset of efficacy--a comparison of rofecoxib, celecoxib, acetaminophen, and nabumetone across four clinical trials. (J Pain)

Rationale for the use of structure-modifying drugs and agents in the treatment of osteoarthritis. (Osteoarthritis Cartilage)

Recommendations for the use of new methods to assess the efficacy of disease-modifying drugs in the treatment of osteoarthritis. (Osteoarthritis Cartilage)

Role of physical therapy in management of knee osteoarthritis. (Curr Opin Rheumatol)

Selected CAM therapies for arthritis-related pain: the evidence from systematic reviews. (Clin J Pain)

[The effectiveness of arthroscopic debridement and lavage treatment in osteoarthritis of the hip: preliminary results] (Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc)

The orthopaedic approach to managing osteoarthritis of the knee. (BMJ)

The use of glucosamine therapy in osteoarthritis. (Curr Rheumatol Rep)

The use of glucosamine therapy in osteoarthritis. (Curr Pain Headache Rep)

Therapeutic ultrasound for osteoarthritis of the knee (Cochrane Review) (The Cochrane Library)

This house believes that we should advise our patients with osteoarthritis of the knee to take glucosamine. (Rheumatology (Oxford))

Treatment Options in Knee Osteoarthritis (Arch Intern Med)

Use of complementary medicines for osteoarthritis--a prospective study. (Ann Rheum Dis)

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