Rheumatology
Review: Electrodiagnostic studies can help establish if a patient is likely to have a muscle disease, a disorder of neuromuscular junction transmission, axon loss, or demyelinating disease
5 Nov, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCUsing and interpreting electrodiagnostic tests – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis: Comparison of ESCEO and OARSI 2019 guidelines
30 Oct, 2020 | 01:02h | UTCCommentary: Knee OA guidance for clinicians simplified and streamlined – University of Oxford
Meta-analysis: Most therapies for fibromyalgia are not supported by high-quality evidence
28 Oct, 2020 | 08:52h | UTCAssociation of Therapies With Reduced Pain and Improved Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Evidence Lacking for Most Fibromyalgia Treatments, Meta-Analysis Finds – NEJM Journal Watch
Systematic review: Antithrombotic drugs for people with antiphospholipid syndrome
28 Oct, 2020 | 08:50h | UTC
Guidelines for evaluation and management of pulmonary disease in Sjögren’s
23 Oct, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCConsensus Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disease in Sjögren’s – CHEST
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Upadacitinib vs. Abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis
16 Oct, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCTrial of Upadacitinib or Abatacept in Rheumatoid Arthritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Rheumatoid Arthritis: When DMARDs Fail, Can JAK Inhibitors Step In? – Physician’s Weekly
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Physical therapy referral from primary care for acute back pain with sciatica
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCPhysical Therapy Referral From Primary Care for Acute Back Pain With Sciatica: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For back pain, early MRI didn’t help, early physical therapy did, studies find – ACP Internist AND Early PT for Acute Back Pain and Sciatica Improves Disability – NEJM Journal Watch
Cohort study: Risk for serious infection with low-dose glucocorticoids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCommentaries: Glucocorticoids associated with increased risk for infection, even at low doses – American College of Physicians AND Even low-dose glucocorticoids raise serious infection risk in RA patients – medwire News
Commentary on Twitter
ICYMI: #Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased risk for infection, even at doses as low as 5mg or less per day https://t.co/pm9Q72mvhT. pic.twitter.com/rM7GdHkbwW
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) September 24, 2020
Case series of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:36h | UTCCommentary: Mysterious inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19 strikes adults as well as kids – Live Science
Commentary on Twitter
A new @CDCMMWR finds that adults who had #COVID19 can develop a condition similar to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and have severe outcomes including requiring intensive care. Learn more: https://t.co/dU1tS85Sj3. pic.twitter.com/RitCzJsLTL
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 2, 2020
Guideline: Physical therapist management of total knee arthroplasty
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:05h | UTCPhysical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty – Physical Therapy
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:21h | UTCManagement of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic review: It is unlikely that magnesium improves skeletal muscle cramps in older adults
4 Oct, 2020 | 22:48h | UTCMagnesium for skeletal muscle cramps – Cochrane Library
NICE Guideline: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s
23 Sep, 2020 | 14:41h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Two-year, randomized, controlled trial of belimumab in lupus nephritis
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:20h | UTCTwo-Year, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Belimumab in Lupus Nephritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Multisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCMultisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners – Postgraduate Medicine
[Abstract Only] Preliminary trial on the effectiveness of Curcuma longa extract for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCCommentaries: Turmeric May Help Relieve Pain from Knee Osteoarthritis – NEJM Journal Watch
Observational study: Risk of hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
26 Aug, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC
Case report: SARS-CoV-2 in cardiac tissue of a child with COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Presence of #SARSCoV2 in heart muscle and endocardial cells in an 11-year-old girl who died of cardiac complications from #COVID19. It's the 1st report of child affected by MIS-C w/ documented presence of viral particles in the hearthttps://t.co/70M8BYaQGy pic.twitter.com/5aHDtpO8SZ
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 20, 2020
Review: Lung complications of Sjogren syndrome
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:24h | UTCLung complications of Sjogren syndrome – European Respiratory Review
Meta-analysis: Intra-articular saline injection as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:27h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Intra-articular saline injection as effective as corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
🧐😳👇👀❗️https://t.co/AQB9KtYw98 pic.twitter.com/2FpUEfxepr
— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) August 22, 2020
Clinical update: Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
21 Aug, 2020 | 02:20h | UTCPolymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis – JAMA
[Abstract Only] Observational study: Atypical femur fracture risk vs. fragility fracture prevention with bisphosphonates
20 Aug, 2020 | 09:12h | UTC
Recognizing axial spondyloarthritis: A guide for primary care
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:22h | UTCRecognizing Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Guide for Primary Care – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Meta-analysis of randomized trials: Effectiveness of exercise on fatigue and sleep quality in fibromyalgia
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:20h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Prevalence, incidence and years lived with disability due to gout and its attributable risk factors for 195 countries and territories
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCCommentary: Gout diagnoses increased dramatically from 1990 to 2017, shows new analysis – News Medical