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The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis (2019)
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Pain and its related function and stiffness are currently the major symptoms and primary outcomes for treatment. However, the treatment in the past has been primarily targeting on the peripher... Read More about The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis.

Depressive symptoms and the general health of retired professional footballers compared with the general population in the UK: a case–control study (2019)
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The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
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Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease (KBD). Method: We searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Web of Science, SinoMed, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure,... Read More about The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Do ?-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Introduction: To investigate if β-adrenoreceptor blocking drug (β-blocker) prescription reduces the risk of knee or hip osteoarthritis, total joint replacement and analgesic prescription. Setting: Primary care... Read More about Do ?-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Comment on: Temporal relationships between systemic lupus erythematosus and comorbidities: reply (2019)
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Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol (2019)
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and disabling condition with limited safe and effecti... Read More about Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol.

Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Background. Exercise is an effective treatment for osteoarthritis. However, the effect may vary from one patient (or study) to another. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of exercise and its potential determinants for pain, function, performance,... Read More about Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
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Objectives To examine the association between inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) administration and primary care consultation for joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare, corticosteroid prescription, vasculitis, and unexplained fever in people w... Read More about Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Hypersensitivity due to central pain mechanisms can influence recovery and lead to worse clinical outcomes, but the ability of quantitative sensory testing (QST), an index of sensitisation, to predict outcomes in chronic musculoskeletal disorders rem... Read More about Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis in Retired Professional Footballers: A Cross-Sectional Study (2019)
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Objective: To determine risk factors for three knee osteoarthritis (KOA) outcomes, knee pain (KP), radiographic KOA (RKOA) and total knee replacement (TKR), in professional footballers. Design: This was a cross-sectional study involving a postal que... Read More about Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis in Retired Professional Footballers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
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Background: Guidelines recommend exercise as a core treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). However, it is unclear which type of exercise is most effective, leading to inconsistency between different recommendations. Objectives: To investigate the rel... Read More about Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Temporal relationships between systemic lupus erythematosus and comorbidities (2018)
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© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective: To examine the burden of comorbidities prior to and after the diagnosis of SLE and its impact on mortality.... Read More about Temporal relationships between systemic lupus erythematosus and comorbidities.

The impact of anxiety on chronic musculoskeletal pain and the role of astrocyte activation (2018)
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© 2018 International Association for the Study of Pain. Anxiety and depression are associated with increased pain responses in chronic pain states. The extent to which anxiety drives chronic pain, or vice versa, remains an important question that has... Read More about The impact of anxiety on chronic musculoskeletal pain and the role of astrocyte activation.

Thresholds of ultrasound synovial abnormalities for knee osteoarthritis: a cross sectional study in the general population (2018)
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Objective To establish “normal” ranges for synovial thickness and effusion detected by ultrasound (US) and to determine cut-offs associated with knee pain (KP) and radiographic knee osteoarthritis (RKOA) in the community. Methods 147 women a... Read More about Thresholds of ultrasound synovial abnormalities for knee osteoarthritis: a cross sectional study in the general population.

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of nurse-lead care involving education and engagement of patients and a treat-to-target urate-lowering strategy versus usual care for gout: a randomised controlled trial (2018)
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Background: In the UK gout management is suboptimal, only 40% of patients receiving urate-lowering therapy (ULT), usually without titration to a target serum urate (SU) level. Nurses successfully manage many diseases in primary care. This trial compa... Read More about Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of nurse-lead care involving education and engagement of patients and a treat-to-target urate-lowering strategy versus usual care for gout: a randomised controlled trial.

Familial aggregation and heritability of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coaggregation of chronic diseases in affected families (2018)
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Purpose: To estimate the extent of familial aggregation of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and coaggregation of related chronic diseases and assess the relative contribution of environmental and genetic factors on the risks. Patients and methods: This popula... Read More about Familial aggregation and heritability of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coaggregation of chronic diseases in affected families.

Neuropathic-like knee pain and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study in a UK community sample (2018)
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Background Neuropathic-like knee pain (NKP) is often reported in individuals with knee pain (KP), but the contribution of specific central and peripheral risk factors to NKP has not been studied previously. The aims of the present study were to de... Read More about Neuropathic-like knee pain and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study in a UK community sample.

Comment on: Conventional and biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: Reply (2018)
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MD reports a grant from AstraZeneca funding a non-drug PI-led study in Nottingham (Sons of Gout study) and honoraria for Advisory boards on osteoarthritis and gout for AstraZeneca, Grunenthal, Mallinckrodt, and Roche, outside the submitted work. WZ r... Read More about Comment on: Conventional and biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: Reply.

The relative efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and capsaicin in osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2018)
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Contribution of central and peripheral risk factors to prevalence, incidence and progression of knee pain: a community-based cohort study (2018)
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Aim To explore risk factors that may influence knee pain (KP) through central or peripheral mechanisms. Methods A questionnaire-based prospective community cohort study with KP defined as pain in or around a knee on most days for at least a... Read More about Contribution of central and peripheral risk factors to prevalence, incidence and progression of knee pain: a community-based cohort study.