A panel of experts addressed several challenges associated with the implementation of the 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
Nearly a third of patients scheduled to undergo surgery for hip, knee, or spine osteoarthritis were found to use prescription opioids.
Lateral wedge shoe insoles may improve knee pain in individuals with painful medial knee osteoarthritis.
Normalization of temporal summation and of conditioned pain modulation may be associated with pain reduction in knee osteoarthritis.
Improvements in BMD with osteoporosis therapies may be useful endpoints for fracture in trials of new therapeutic agents.
Measuring serum estradiol during the menopausal transition might help identify women at higher risk for fractures.
Pre-surgical pain catastrophizing may be independently associated with quality of life in patients with severe hip osteoarthritis.
Gender-affirming hormonal treatment does not negatively affect bone mineral density in transgender people.
Psychological flexibility in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and in their parents may represent resilience factors for dealing with pain and disability associated with the condition.
Insulin resistance may play an intermediary role in the relationship between adiposity and lumbar spine bone mass in adolescents.
