Pain

A Safer Route to Pain Relief

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
It’s a battle cry those struggling with arthritis hear on a daily basis: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can ease your pain. But, if ibuprofen (Advil®, Motrin®) and naproxen (Aleve®, Naprosyn®) and other NSAIDs have offered little to no relief, you may think the next natural step is a prescription narcotic … Read More

Knee Injections Before Exercise Don’t Ease Your Pain

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Will a proactive steroid injection into the knee help get you through your daily workout? Recent research says no. In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine (March 2015), 100 knee osteoarthritis patients received either an intra-articular injection of 40 mg methylprednisolone acetate plus lidocaine (corticosteroid group) or saline injection … Read More

Higher Levels of Vitamin D Decrease Pain in Obese OA Patients

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Getting enough vitamin D, along with diet and exercise, has emerged as one of the most important preventive factors in human health. And, adequate intake of the vitamin appears to be even more important for obese patients with osteoarthritis (OA), researchers reported in The Clinical Journal of Pain (January 2015). … Read More

Acetaminophen Not Helpful for Low-Back Pain

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
New research suggests the popular analgesic acetaminophen shows no effect on low-back pain and offers mixed results in managing osteoarthritis (OA) pain. According to a study published in The BMJ (March 2015), the benefit of acetaminophen (Tylenol®) for reducing low-back pain intensity is only -0.5 points on a scale of … Read More

Many Generic Drug Prices Have Risen Sharply

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
One cannot assume that generic drugs are the cheaper option, according to the AARP. While generic drug prices on average are still falling, the cost of certain classes of drugs continues to increase. The advocacy group states that the price increase is due to industry consolidation reducing competition, manufacturing quality … Read More

Arthritis Patients Not Taking Medication as Regularly as Prescribed

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Recent research has found that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may not be taking their biological therapies as regularly prescribed. According to research published in the journal Rheumatology, 40 percent of patients scored low on an adherence questionnaire at least once during their time in the study. The researchers recruited … Read More

Doctor’s Orders: Stay True to Your Prescription

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Your medicine cabinet is a mosaic of pills in all shapes, sizes and colors. But it’s not unique. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that at least 90 percent of Americans age 60 and older take one or more prescription drugs, and more than … Read More

Ask the Doctors: Exercise for Managing Knee Pain

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Q. I want to start an exercise program to manage my knee pain, but could too much exercise actually hurt instead of help? A. Exercise is definitely the best first step in managing arthritis pain. Research published in the British Medical Journal (April 2014) shows that even a small increase … Read More

Chinese Herbal Formula Offers No Benefit for Knee Osteoarthritis

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
The herbal formula Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (HLXL) has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for about 100 years to alleviate pain and inflammation. Yet, a new study shows that the herbal combination failed to improve pain and function in knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a phase II clinical trial. … Read More

Hydroxychloroquine Not Helpful for Hand OA

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
A drug used successfully in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases was believed to be beneficial for treating inflammatory osteoarthritis (OA) in the hand—until now. According to study results presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (June 2015), the disease-modifying antirheumatic drug hydroxychloroquine, used … Read More

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