Facet Hypertrophy | Diagnosis & Disease Information
Sep 12, 2022 · Etiology and Risk Factors. Spondylosis, or degeneration of the spine, is the most common cause of facet joint disease. Osteoarthritis, or degeneration that is due to natural wear and tear, is a process that involves cytokines and proteolytic enzymes. Other causes of facet hypertrophy can include trauma caused by car accidents, sports injuries, or falls. 1
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis - Rheumatology Advisor
Aug 4, 2022 · Biopsy-proven leukocytoclastic vasculitis occurs with an estimated incidence of 4.5 per 100,000 person-years in the United States. 1 Research estimates the prevalence in different locations to range from 2.7 to 29.7 per million. 1. The incidence of leukocytoclastic vasculitis seems to be evenly distributed across different ages and genders.
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Musculoskeletal Pain Symptoms Common in Menopause
Jul 14, 2023 · Globally, painful musculoskeletal conditions, such as low back pain and neck pain, are collectively the sixth-ranked cause of years lived with disability. 1 Many of these conditions tend to be more common among adult women of more advanced age. In a review published in Lancet Rheumatology in April 2023, researchers examined the association between changes in sex hormones with musculoskeletal ...
Hypothyroidism and Joint Pain - Rheumatology Advisor
Nov 29, 2022 · Hypothyroidism occurs when this hormone is in short supply, which causes body processes to slow down, resulting in a constellation of symptoms, including joint pain. This joint pain may stem from how the thyroid hormone affects the proliferation and differentiation of bone and cartilage at the cellular level. As such, hypothyroidism may lead to ...
Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposition Disease (HADD)
Nov 15, 2022 · Hydroxyapatite deposition disease (HADD) is a condition where hydroxyapatite crystals accumulate in the soft tissues surrounding joints, leading to inflammation, tenderness, and pain. It primarily affects women around the age of 45 and commonly affects the glenohumeral joint in the shoulder. Other joints such as the hip, knee, elbow, wrist, and ...
Updated 2019 ACR Recommendations for Treatment of ...
Sep 9, 2019 · Based on new evidence and an expert consensus, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), the Spondylitis Association of America, and the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network released updated recommendations for the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), which comprises ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and …
Kidney Stone Odds Lower Among Beer, Wine Drinkers
Sep 25, 2024 · Beer and wine drinkers, but not consumers of liquor, have reduced odds of forming kidney stones, according to investigators. In a study that included 29,684 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018, mean alcohol intake was significantly higher among non-stone formers compared with stone formers (42.7 vs 37.0 g/day).
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Rheumatology Advisor
Aug 10, 2022 · Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders that primarily affects the skin, joints, and blood vessel walls 1 but can affect every organ system and result in significant morbidity and mortality. 2 Typical clinical manifestations are skin hyperelasticity, hypermobility of joints, the fragility of blood vessels, 2 ...
Choosing the Right TNF Inhibitor Therapy for Rheumatoid ...
December 20, 2017. Biologics, approved nearly 20 years ago for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), transformed treatment, and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis) are now usually the first and most frequently used biologics. 1. Although all TNFis block TNFα and are broadly similar in efficacy and toxicity, resulting in little ...