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It is largely unknown how the CNS regulates multiple muscle systems in the presence of pain. This study used muscle synergy analysis to investigate multiple forearm muscles in individuals with chronic elbow pain during the development of grip force.

Overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who lost weight from diet and diet plus exercise reduced serum markers of interstitial matrix turnover and inflammation but not type II collagen degradation, a recent study found.

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis who undertake the strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand exercise program, exercises aimed at improving grip strength are important components of the exercise program and mediate its effects, according to recent findings.

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty provided benefits that were sustained for up to 7 years and had low rates of implant fracture or deformity, according to recently published results

The pooled data showed that patients with insulin-dependent diabetes and patients with non insulin-dependent diabetes had worse prognoses after cortic...

Recently published results showed fever and an elevated serum white blood cell count were associated with the diagnosis of septic arthritis of the wrist

In patients with ankylosing spondylitis, low-dose CT of the whole spine delivered greater sensitivity than imaging with conventional radiographs, according to a study presented at the EULAR Annual Congress.

For children and young adults with tethered cord syndrome, investigators of this study found spinal column shortening was a safe and efficient alternative treatment to untethering the spinal cord

Depression linked with worse subjective outcomes after epidural steroid injection for spinal pathology

Results from this study indicated patient satisfaction after lumbar spine surgery was predicted by preoperative diagnosis.