Musculoskeletal Disorders

One in 9 primary care encounters involved a mental health condition, according to an analysis of over 350 million primary care visits.

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The Boxed Warning reflects FDA research into severe adverse events including hospitalization and death in persons with CKD treated with denosumab.

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Less than a quarter of persons with cirrhosis who are diagnosed with osteoporosis are started on treatment, reported researchers.

Knee pain is the presenting symptom for ~5% of primary care visits. Following are highlight of a JAMA review covering the 3 most common etiologies.

Physiatrist Dr Espiritu McKay works closely with primary care clinicians in getting performing artists back to work and stresses that early referral can make a big difference.

The injured dancer needs to perform on closing night; the physiatrist may need to securely tape an ankle in exchange for a promise that this performance will be the last for a while.

Tracy Espiritu McKay, DO, a former musical theater performer, can almost feel her patient's pain. She highlights treatment challenges and says early referral after injury is key.

Physiatrist Saloni Sharma, MD, stresses the essential role of coordinated, multidisciplinary care for a person with neuropathic pain—and any person with limited function.