New drug – MIV-711 – may reduce disease progression
A potential arthritis drug of interest to experts seems to reduce bone and cartilage progression and appears to be safe, a team reports in Annals of Internal Medicine. Continue reading
Painkiller tramadol increases hip fracture risk – new findings
Use of the pain medication tramadol is linked with a higher risk of hip fracture compared with the use of other pain medications in an analysis of patients from the UK. Continue reading
Novel therapy – bimekizumab – potential psoriatic arthritis treatment
Bimekizumab is a monoclonal antibody that selectively neutralises interleukin 17A and interleukin 17F, so is being tested for people with psoriatic arthritis. The latest findings, reported in the Lancet, are encouraging. Continue reading
Intensive water resistance exercise decreases knee stiffness
Taking part in an intensive aquatic resistance training programme seems to reduce knee stiffness but may not help pain levels in older women with knee osteoarthritis. Continue reading
Transcranial direct current stimulation could help fibromyalgia pain
A neuromodulation technique – when nervous activity is regulated by controlling the levels of nerve activity through electrical stimulation – is safe and could lower fibromyalgia pain intensity but more research is needed, says an evidence review in the Journal of Pain. Continue reading
