Osteoarthritis - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Brain gray matter decrease in chronic pain is the consequence and not the cause of pain.

2 Nov 2009 Recently, local morphologic alterations of the brain in areas ascribable to the transmission of pain were reported in patients suffering from chronic pain. Although some authors discussed these findings as damage or loss of brain gray matter, one of ... Read more...

Experiencing painful osteoarthritis: what have we learned from listening?

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite the central role of pain in osteoarthritis, until recently, relatively little attention was paid to the osteoarthritis pain experience, including the features of osteoarthritis pain that are most important to people living ... Read more...

Psychosocial factors and the pain experience of osteoarthritis patients: new findings and new directions.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The present paper reviews recent psychosocial research in the area of osteoarthritis pain. First, the review highlights studies of psychosocial factors that can influence osteoarthritis pain. Next, research testing the efficacy of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Osteoarthritis - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brain gray matter decrease in chronic pain is the consequence and not the cause of pain. 2 Nov 2009
• Experiencing painful osteoarthritis: what have we learned from listening? 30 Aug 2009
• Psychosocial factors and the pain experience of osteoarthritis patients: new findings and new directions. 30 Aug 2009
• Older adults' pain communication: the effect of interruption. 30 Aug 2009
• SPECT-CT imaging in degenerative joint disease of the foot and ankle. 30 Aug 2009
• Diclofenac sodium gel in patients with primary hand osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 29 Jul 2009
• The role of neurolytic obturator nerve block to relieve pain due to cancer and osteoarthritis. 28 Jul 2009
• TMD in consecutive patients referred for orthognathic surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with the use of a humeral locking plate. 29 Jun 2009
• Unilateral developments of osteoarthritis and Charcot's joint in a patient with neurofibromatosis. 29 Jun 2009
• Osteoarthritis: Managing without surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• A single-blind placebo run-in study of venlafaxine XR for activity-limiting osteoarthritis pain. 30 May 2009
• Bone spurs. Sometimes, a source of pain. 30 May 2009
• Pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery complicating medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy. 30 May 2009
• Non-popliteal synovial rupture. 30 May 2009
• Efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for chronic shoulder pain. 30 May 2009
• Summaries for patients. The effects of splinting on thumb arthritis. 17 May 2009
• Splint for base-of-thumb osteoarthritis: a randomized trial. 17 May 2009
• Problems experienced by people with arthritis when using a computer. 13 May 2009
• Hunger and mood during extended fasting are dependent on the GNB3 C825T polymorphism. 4 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Osteoarthritis'

Definition: A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.

Descriptor UI: D010003

Alternative terms: Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritides; Osteoarthrosis; Osteoarthroses; Arthritis, Degenerative; Arthritides, Degenerative; Degenerative Arthritides; Degenerative Arthritis; Osteoarthrosis Deformans;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.550.114.606; C05.799.613;

Technical Notes: most common form of arthritis