Introduction: Research in the past decade supports some major changes to the primary care
management of non‐specific low back pain (LBP). The present article summarises …

Background Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Despite deficiencies in research data, neuromodulators have gained widespread clinical …

Background Despite improvements in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), pain
control is often inadequate even when inflammation is well controlled. Objectives To assess …

Objective. To develop evidence-based recommendations for pain management by
pharmacotherapy in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Methods. A total of 453 rheumatologists …

The systemic vasculitides are multisystem disorders characterised by the inflammation of
blood vessels and tissue necrosis. They are often associated with considerable morbidity and …

Background Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Muscle relaxants include drugs that reduce muscle spasm (for example benzodiazepines …

Objective To assess whether ultrasonography (US) is reliable for the evaluation of inflammatory
and structural abnormalities in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Thirteen …

Background To describe the diagnoses of people who present to the emergency department
(ED) with low back pain (LBP), the proportion of people with a lumbar spine condition who …

Background Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Antidepressants are sometimes used as adjuvant agents to enhance pain relief, help with …

Background Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a common
presentation to emergency departments, often resulting in subsequent admissions to hospital. …