New EULAR criteria classify hand osteoarthritis phenotypes using radiographic features, enabling more targeted clinical trials for specific joint involvement patterns.
Researchers identified five distinct fibroblast subclusters in human infrapatellar fat pad tissue, with fibroblasts expressing universal markers DPP4+PI16+CD34+ potentially acting as precursors for other fibroblast populations and adipocytes in knee osteoarthritis.
In adults with metabolic syndrome, reducing sedentary time by 40 minutes per day prevented the worsening of back pain over 6 months, while pain intensity approximately doubled in the control group.
"As prescription opioids increasingly became involved in U.S. overdose deaths, the proverbial pendulum swung widely, and many clinicians and health systems inflexibly began refusing to offer opioids for pain."
Omega-3 supplementation has shown potential in reducing inflammation and improving symptoms in osteoarthritis, though further research is needed to confirm its efficacy.
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