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Methotrexate seems to improve knee arthritis
A widely available drug that is commonly used to treat inflammatory forms of arthritis could be added to the arsenal of treatments for osteoarthritis after a new study had promising results.
Continue readingYoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
A mindfulness-based stress reduction course resulted in improvement in levels of pain, depression and disability, adding to previous research that shows that yoga and meditation are useful for treating chronic pain.
Continue readingEat well now for better bone health later
A healthy diet throughout our lives impacts on when and how badly osteoporosis develops in our latter years, experts report in a leading Spanish journal.
Continue readingCombined cognitive-behavioural therapy – CBT – improves sleep for people with fibromyalgia
New approaches to cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) can improve insomnia aspects of fibromyalgia, says a small study in the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology.
Continue readingHelping people out of pain or finding ways to manage it is incredibly rewarding, explains Zoë Clark
I have lived with some form of inflammatory arthritis since I was 20 years old but originally started working with the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) in 2018 after being asked to write blog posts for their website for young people with axial spondylitis.
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