Musculoskeletal Disorders
Applied Evidence
Which NSAID for your patient with osteoarthritis?
Optimal treatment calls for an assessment of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal risk factors.
Applied Evidence
What’s causing your young patient’s hip pain?
Diagnosing hip pain—which is increasingly common in children and adolescents—can be a daunting task, unless you know what to look for. These tips...
Applied Evidence
Beneath the surface: Derm clues to underlying disorders
Dermatologic findings are frequent indicators of connective tissue disorders. Here’s what to look for.
Applied Evidence
Nonspecific low back pain: Evaluation and treatment tips
This review will help you avoid a common evaluation misstep and better refine your approach to treatment.
Applied Evidence
Postmenopausal osteoporosis: Another approach to management
The effectiveness of oral bisphosphonates is compromised by poor compliance. IV bisphosphonates provide another option.
Clinical Inquiries
Does spinal manipulation relieve back pain?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES, spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) reduces lower back pain and improves the ability to perform everyday activities more...
Clinical Inquiries
How should you treat a child with flat feet?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: THAT DEPENDS on whether the pes planus (flatfoot) is flexible or rigid. Flexible flatfoot (FFF)—an arch that is flat only...
Applied Evidence
When to consider osteopathic manipulation
Patients with low back pain, headache, and neck pain can benefit from this approach.
PURLs
PT or cervical collar for cervical radiculopathy?
Active treatment (physical therapy + home-based exercise) and passive treatment (cervical collar + rest) are equally effective at relieving acute...
PURLs
Fracture pain relief for kids? Ibuprofen does it better
This OTC analgesic is as effective as acetaminophen with codeine and better tolerated, a new study of children with arm fractures shows.
Clinical Inquiries
Does surgery relieve the pain of a herniated disc?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES, in the short term. Patients with an acute episode of low back pain, radicular symptoms, and evidence of a herniated...