Category: Arthritis

New study suggests pain is a cause of arthritis

Posted on October 2, 2008

Findings of a new study suggest that pain is not merely a symptom of arthritis but rather a cause of the condition. The researchers, from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the University of Torino, Italy, said new treatments may seek to interrupt “crosstalk” between joints …

COX-2 inhibitors: What have I learned?

Posted on November 10, 2005

The controversy reinforced one surgeon’s commitment to finding alternatives to chronic systemic medications. By Douglas W. Jackson, MD ORTHOPEDICS TODAY 2005; 25:3 Douglas W. Jackson, Chief Medical Editor I’m a bit disappointed in myself for being so susceptible to the unprecedented marketing hype around COX-2 inhibitors that influenced me to incorporate them …